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PRELIMINARY 

FRENCH DRILL 



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This little book owes its existence primarily to direc- 
tions specifically given by the '* Committee of Ten*' i, 
the highest authority certainly in matters of education 
in America. 

Looking about for a text-book that might serve as a 
basis for initial teaching in French in a large school 
where the best methods, in conformity with the recom- 
mendations of the National Association, are in force, the 
teachers in charge were woefully disappointed: they 
were offered a number of meritorious efforts, some very 
ingenious indeed, but none answering the requirements. 
Even the latest conversation books show a monotony 
of wording that is most wearisome. 

In self-defence, then, these teachers united in putting 
together a few simple exercises, carefully graduated, 
embodying the principles of sound teaching as suggested 
by a thoughtful experience. — There is no harm in 
thinking that such exercises may be useful as well to 
other teachers, especially in facilitating their task. — These 
principles may not be apparent on the surface, in the 
work submitted here ; yet they underlie the whole drill 
and leaven it to efl&cient purpose. 



(1) Keport of tt^e Committee on Secondary School /S^tidies— National 
Educational Association. — Washington, Government Printing 
Office. 



IV 

Another point is that the method, while helpful to the 
student, requires of him some eflfort, thereby training 
both his intellect and memory. 

If this drill is done thoroughly, the beginner will soon 
obtain (a) an absolute command of the main forms of 
the language, as well as (b) a good working vocabulary 
of the names of common things. These advantages, 
too rarely acquired otherwise, will surely be of para- 
mount benefit in further instruction. 

It is to be hoped that the teacher will satisfy himself 
that each scholar in a class knows the whole lesson 
thoroughly : this is of the utmost importance. 



PRELIMINARY DRILL 



PREAMBUL.E 



1. Aujonrd'hui, lundi, vingt septembre.^ 

2. Bonjour, Monsieur [Bonjour, Mademoiselle]. 
Bon jour, Monsieur [Madame, Mademoiselle]. 

3. Comment allez-vous. Monsieur? 
Tres bien, merei ; et vous ? 

4. Votre sante est bonne. Mademoiselle V 
Tres bonne, merci ; et la votre ? 

5. Comment vous appelez-vous ? 
Je m'appelle N . . . . 

6. Quel est votre prenom. Monsieur? [Mademoi- 

selle]. 
Mon prenom est N 

7. Ou demeurez-vous ? 

Je demeure a . . . . [New- York, Brooklyn, Saint- 
Louis . . . . ] 

8. Dans quelle rue ? 

Je demeure rue N . . . . [avenue N place N. . . ] 

1. Donner la date et le jour exacts. — 2. Noter la difference des 
formules. 



4 PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 

Au debut, que le maitre dise d'abord I'anglais, puis prononce 
tres distinctement le frangais de chaque phrase. Get ordre, I'an- 
glais en premier lieu et le frangais apres, est d'une certaine 
importance. L'eleve ne repetera que le frangais, naturellement. 
Faire une attention speeiale a la prononeiation ; pour cela, insister 
en repetant soi-meme et en faisant repeter l'eleve. 

Dans cette espece de « drill)) que nous entreprenons, il faut 
s'assurer que tous les eleves sans exception savent bien la legon. 
Faire done chaque question a chaque eleve de la classe. La con- 
stante repetition ne pent qu'etre avantageuse a ceux meme qui 
apprennent le plus vite. 



Aujourd'hui, mardi, vingt et un septembre; hier, 
lundi, vingt septembre^ 

1. Comment s'appelle le President des Etats-Unis ? 
II s'appelle N . . . . 

2. Comment s'appelle le President en France ? 

3. Quel est le prenom du President en Amerique ? 
Son prenom est . . . . ^ 

4. Quel est le prenom du President en France? 

5. Comment s'appelle le Directeur de I'ecole ? 

6. Quel est son prenom ? 

7. Quel est mon nom ? 
Voire nom est N 

8. Quel est mon prenom ? 

9. Oil demeure le President des Etats-Unis? 
II demeure a Washington. 

10. Et le President en France ? 



1. Dire toujours les dates exactes. — 2. Quelque simple que 
puisse paraitre la reponse, il est clair que le maitre devra tres 



PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 5 

EXERCICES K^GULIERS 

I (un) 

Hier . . . : ; anjourd'hui ... demain .... 

1. Etes-Yous Americain, Monsieur N . . . . ? 

Qui, Monsieur [Madame, Mademoiselle] ,^Je euis 
Americain.^ 

2. Et vous, Mademoiselle, etes-vous Amerioaine? 
Oui, Monsieur [Madame, Mademoiselle], je sitis 

Americaine.^ 

3. Vous etes en bonne sante, j'espere? 

souvent, au commencement s^rtout, aider I'eleve a faire cette 
reponse et fournir les elements comme on le fait ici. N'oter qu'il 
vaut mieux, dans les premiers temps au moins, que le maitre 
aide lui-meme I'eleve, au lieu de passer a un autre eleve plus 
alerte ou plus vif . Dans tons les cas, meme si Ton trouve plus 
a propos de faire la meme question a un autre eleve, avoir soin 
que le premier eleve interroge repete la reponse correctement en 
dernier lieu. 

D'autre part, le second jour, avant de commencer la nouvelle 
legon, repeter rapide'ment la legon du jour precedent. Una bonne 
maniere pour cela est que chaque eleve a son tour adresse la ques- 
tion a son voisin ou a sa voisine. — 11 y aussi les reponses d'en- 
semble f aites par toute la classe en choeur aux questions du maitre. 
Employer souvent ce dernier moyen qui, en outre, a Tavantage de 
tenir la classe en haleine. 



1. II n'est pas mal d'habituer les eleves a repondre ainsi poli- 
ment, au lieu de decocher un oui ou un noii tout sec. — Exiger 
toujours une phrase complete en reponse a la moindre question. 

2. Au cas ou I'eleve interroge ne serait pas Americain, il est 
facile de lui suggerer la reponse : Non je suis Allemand [je 



6 PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 

4. Etes-vous un homme ou une femme ? un gargon 

on une jeune fiUe ? 

5. Qu'etes-vous ? 

6. Etes-vous debout ou assis, Monsieur? 

7: Et vous, Mademoiselle, etes-vous assise ? 

8. Sur quoi etes-vous assis (assise^) ? 

Je suis assis (assise) sur une chaise [sur un banc]. 

9. Etes-vous a I'ecole ou chez vous ? / 

II (deux) 
Aujourd'hui hier avant-hier 

1. Monsieur N . . . , etes-vous grand ? ou petit ? ou 

de taille moyenne ? 
Je suis 

2. Mademoiselle N , . . . , etes-vous grande, ou petite, 

ou de taille moyenne ? 

3. Etes-vous ne (fern, nee) en Am^rique ? 
Oui je suis ne (nee) en Amerique. 

Non je suis ne (nee) en AUemagne, en Angle- 

terre, etc. 
4 Dans quel pays etes-vous nee) ? * 
Je suis ne (nee) en 

5. Dans quelle ville etes-vous ne (nee) 
Je suis ne (nee) d , . . . 

6. Ou etes-vous ne (nee)? 

Je suis ne (nee) d . . . (Boston en. , . . (Amerique). 

suis Anglais, etc ] — 3. Faire remarquer brievement que ces 
formes : americaine, assise, sont du feminin, s' appliquant a une 
femme ou unejille; mais avant tout evitertoutelongue explication 
grammaticale : ce n'est pas encore le moment. 



FRENCH PRELIMINARY DRILL. 7 

7. De quel Etat etes-vous ? 

Je suis de TEtat de....(Georgie, Pennsylvanie, etc.) 

8. Etes-vous dans la classe de fran§ais ou d'alle- 

mand ? 

9. Dans quelle classe etes-vous ? 

10. Pres de qui etes-vous ? 
Je suis pres de 

III (trois) 

Aujourd'hui .... demain .... apres-demain 

1. Etes-vous Suedois, Monsieur? 

Je ne suis^as Suedois; je suis Americain. 

2. Etes-vous Mexicaine, Mademoiselle ? 

Je ne suis pas Mexicaine; je suis Americaine. 

3. Vous n'etes pas mechant (mechante), n'est-ce pas? 
Non .... je ne suis pas .... 

4. fites-vous parf ait (parf aite) en tout ? 

5. Qu'est-ce que vous n'etes pas? 

6. Etes-vous a cote de moi en ce moment? 

7. Etes-vous mon voisin (ma voisine)? 
Je ne suis pas votre .... 

8. Etes-vous toujours content (contente) ? 

9. Etes-vous fache (fachee) contre moi ? 

10. Etes-vous encore un bebe ? 
Je ne suis plus un bebe. 

On recommande de commencer ici a lire, concurremment avec 
le « drill ». Le livre qui se prete le mieiix a rintroduction de la 
lecture est Les Anecdotes nouvelles. II s'y trouve un choix de 
petites histoires courtes et interessantes a la portee de tout le 



8 FBENCH PRELIMINARY DRILL. 

IV (quatre) 

Avant-hier .... hier .... aujourd'hui .... demain. . . 
apres-demain.^ 

1. Le pain est-il bon ? 
Oui, il est bon. 

2. Le pain n'est-il pas bon ? 
Si, il est bon. 

3. La creme est-elle bonne? 
Oui, elle est bonne. 

4. La creme n'est-elle pas bonne ? 
Si, elle.... 

Couleurs : hlanc, f. blanc/^e; noir, noire , vert, verte; 
bleu, bleue; rouge (m. et L),jawie (m. etf.). 

5. De quelle coulenr est le lait? 
II est blanc. 

6. De quelle couleur est I'encre (f.) ? 
Elle est noire. 

7. De quelle couleur est le ciel ? Tor (m.) ? la margue- 

rite ? I'herbe (f.) ? 
Saveurs : suc7^e (sucree); sale (salee); sur (sure); amer, 
amere. 

monde. Que ce soit au debut une simple lecture, le mattre tra- 
duisant et pronongant le frangais, les Sieves repetant, Reprendre 
V anecdote le lendemain. 



1. Reprendre I'anecdote de la veilie (en simple lecture). 

Ce detail, qui sera desormais omis, devra eependant etre 
continue quelque temps. II est bon en tout cas de faire dire 
sou vent au moins le jour et la date. 



FRENCH PRELIMINARY DRILL. 9 

8. Quel gout a le sucre ? 
II est Sucre. 

9. Quel gout a le sel? le vinaigre? le citron? la 

quinine ? 

Ne pas oublier la lecture d'une nouvelle anecdote : cette lecture 
peut tres bien se faire au commencement de la legon. 

L'exercice special pour le vocabulaire d'un exercice peut se faire 
de deux manieres : ler degre, le maitre dit le mot frangais, I'eleve 
traduit puis redit le mot frangais. Exemple : le maitre, noir ; 
I'eleve, Uach, noir. 2e degre, le maitre dit le mot anglais, I'eleve 
en donne le f rangais. 

V (cinq) 

1. Fait-il beau temps aujourd'hui ? 

II fait beau temps [II ne fait pas beau temps]. 

2. La terre est plate ?^ 

Non, elle 72,'est pas plate ; elle est ronde. 

3. La ville de Londres est petite ? 

Elle 7^'est pas petite; elle est tres grande. 

4. L'hiver est rigoureux en Floride ? 

Non, il n'y est pas rigoureux; il y est doux. 

5. II est doux dans le Maine ? 

6. Votre livre de frangais est gros ? (contraire : 

mince,) 
Non, il n'est pas gros; il est mince. 

7. II est rond? (contraire : carre.) 

8. L'eau de mer est douce ? (contraires : saUe et 

amere.) 



1. Noter que cette forme de question, — tournure affirmative 
avec inflexion interrogative, — est tr usitseee en fran9ais. 



10 FKENCH PRELIMINARY DRILL. 

9. Le rubis est vert? Et I'emeraude (£) est rouge? 

10. L'ouvrier americain est maladroit ? (contraire : 

adroit) 

11. Et l'ouvrier frangais paresseux? (contraire : 

industrieux,) 

12. Le plomb est leger ? (contraire : lourd.) 

13. Quel metal n'est pas leger ? 

14. Qu'est-ce qui n'est pas leger? 

VI (six) 

1. Quel temps f ait-il aujourd'hui ? 

II fait beau temps [II fait mauvais temps]. 

2. Qu'est-ce qu'une orange ? 
O'est un fruit. 

3. Qu'est-ce qu'une rose? 
C'est une fleur. 

4. Qu'est-ce qu'un chou? 
C'est un legume. 

5. Qu'est-ce qu'une figue ? un abricot ? le geranium ? 

le lilas ? la poire ? la peche ? 

6. Le lis, est-ce une belle fleur ? 

7. Et la tubereuse, une fleur odorante? 

8. La fraise est un bon fruit, n'est-ce pas? et le 

raisin? 

9. La pomme, est-ce un legume ? 

Ce n'est pas un legume; c'est un fruit. 

10. Et la pomme de terre, est-ce un fruit? 
Ce n'est pas un fruit ; c'est un legume. 



PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 11 

11. La tulipe, qu'est-ce que c'est ? Et le melon ? 

12. Qu'est-ce que I'asperge ? la carote ? le chou-fleur ? 

VII (sept) 

1. Pleut-il aujourd'hui ? 

II pleut [II ue pleut pas; il fait beau [Le ciel est 
clair [Le ciel est couvert]. 

2. L'Angleterre, c'est une ile, n'est-ce pas ? 
Oui, c'est une ile. 

3. Est-ce une grande ile ? 
Ce n'est pas . . . . ; c'est 

4. Le Texas est un Etat? Est-ce un petit Etat? 

5. Bt le Maryland un grand Etat ? 

6. Qu'est-ce que Eome ? et qu'est-ce que I'ltalie ? 
Eome, c'est une yille; et I'ltalie, c'est un pays. 

7. Qu'est-ce que Paris ? la France? I'Espagne? Ma- 

drid? 

8. La Belgique, est-ce un grand pays ? 

9. Et la Eussie ? 

10. Qu'est-ce qu'une table ? 
C'est un meuble. 

11. Qu'est-ce qu'une chaise? un lit? un fauteuil? une 

chaise berceuse? 

12. Les Etats-Unis et I'Amerique. est-ce la meme 

chose? 

VIII (huit) 

1. Le ciel est-il clair ou couvert? Neige-t-il? Quel 
temps fait-il? 



12 PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 

2. Nous sommes en Amerique, n'est-ce pas ? 
Oui, nous sommes en Amerique. 

3. Nous sommes a (Chicago, Washington, Mil- 

waukee ?^ 

4. On sommes-nous ? 

5. Sommes-nous a Tecole ou a la maison? 

6. A quelle page du livre sommes-nous? 

7. Sommes-nous en mer ou sur terre? 

Les saisons sont : le printemps, I'ete, I'automne, 
I'hiver. 

8. Sommes-nous en automne, en hiver, ou au prin- 

temps? 

9. Dans quelle saison sommes-nous? 

10. Sommes-nous dans la rue ? 
Nous ne sommes pas dans la rue. 

11. Sommes-nous cent ici, dans cette salle? 

12. Combien sommes-nous alors? 

IX (neul) 

1. Fait-il du brouillard? Quel temps fait-il? 

II fait du brouillard. [II ne fait pas . . . . ; il . . . . 

2. Suis-je professeur ou maitresse de frangais? 
Vous etes 

3. Que suis-je? 

4. Suis-je un l\omme ou une femme? 

5. Que suis-je? 

6. Suis-je Americain (Am^ricaine), ou Frangais 

(Francaise)? 



1. Dire le nom de I'endroit ou Ton est. 



PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 13 

7. Suis-je Eusse? 

Vous netespas Eusse ; vous etes .... 

8. Suis-je Espagnol (Espagnole)? Anglais (Anglaise)? 

Allemand (Allemande)? 

9. Suis-je ne (nee) a Naples? 
Vous n'etes pas 

10. Oil suis-je ne (nee)? 

Je ne sais pas ou vous etes ne (nee) : Monsieur, 
[Madame, Mademoiselle]; oil etes-vous ne 
(nee)? 

11. Ne suis-je pas trop patient (patiente) avec vous? 
Ne pas negliger la lecture des anecdotes. 

X (dix) 

1. Les Americains sont-ils actifs ? 

Oui, Monsieur [Madame, Mademoiselle], Us sont 
tres actifs. 

2. lis sont aussi tres entreprenants, n'est-ce pas ? 

3. Les Francais en general ne sont-ils pas tres 

polis ? 

4. Et les Espagnols graves dans leurs manieres ? 

5. Les Indiens sont-ils jaunes ? 

Non ; ils ne sont pas jaunes, ils sont .... 

6. Sont-ils nombreux en Amerique ? 

7. Les Etats-Unis sont puissants ? 

8. Les Etats-Unis sont une grande nation ? 

9. Les oeufs sont ronds ou ovales ? 

10. Quelles sont les quatre saisons ? 



14 PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 

11. Quels sont les sept jours de la semaine ? 

Ce sont : dimanche, lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, 

vendredi, samedi. 
Les mois : Janvier, fevrier, mars, avril, mai, juin, 

juillet, aout, septembre, octobre, novembre, 

decembre. 

12. Quels sont les mois d'ete? d'hiver? de prin- 

temps ? d'automne ? 
Les mois d'ete sont . . . . ; les mois de printemps .... 

XI (oiize) 

1. Vous avez deux mains ? {nne main).^ 

Oui, Monsieur, [Madame, Mademoiselle] ,/ai deux 
mains. 

2. Et deux pieds ? (un pied). 

3. Et deux bras et deux jambes ? (un bras, une 

jambe). 

4. Combien de mains, de bras, de jambes et de pieds 

avez-vous ? 

5. Vous avez deux yeux ? deux oreilles ? (un ceil, 

une oreille). 

6. Combien d'yeux avez-vous ? Combien d'oreilles? 

7. Avez-vous une bouche ou deux bouches ? 
J'ai une bouche ; je 7^'ai qu'une bouche. 

8. Vous avez un nez ? une langue ? ou deux langues ? 

9. Vous avez bon appetit gdneralement ? 



1. Ne pas negliger le jour et la date, ni le temps au commence- 
ment de la le9on ; les rappeler an moins tres sou vent. 



PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 15 

10. Vous avez des poches ? (une poche). 
J'ai des poches. [Je n'si pas de poches].^ 

XII (douze) 

1. Avez- vous Tine montre ici, Mademoiselle? 
Je n' si pas de montre ici. 

2. Avez- vous beaucoup d'argent sur vous, Monsieur ? 

3. Vous n'avez pas la monnaie de dix dollars ? 

4. Avez-vous de Tor dans votre bourse, Mademoi- 

selle? 

5. Avez-vous votre chapeau ici, dans cette salle ? 

6. Qu'est-ce que vous n'avez pas ? 

7. Vous n'avez pas une voix d'homme, Mademoiselle? 
Je n'ai pas une^ voix d'homme. 

8. Qu'est-ce que vous n'avez pas ? 

9. Quelle voix avez-vous alors ? 

10. Vous avez une taille de six pieds ? 

XIII (treize) 

1. L'homme a 32 dents ? 
Oui, U a trente-deux dents. 

2. Combien de dents l'homme a-t-il? 



1. II est facile de s'etendre par des questions personnelles, 
comme : Vous avez des freres? des soeurs? etc.; mais s'assurer 
d'avance des circonstances et des details. 

2. II est bien entendu que dans le vrai sens negatif, not a, no, se 
traduisent par pas de. Noter ici que le sens n'est pas purement 
negatif: Mile N... a une voix, mais pas une voix d'homme. 
Meme distinction a faire dans les numeros suivants. II est pro- 
bablement inutile de donner des explications aux eleves sur ce 
point, quant a present. 



16 PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 

3. L'homme a-t-il de la barbe ? une moustache ? 
Oui, il a de la barbe et nne moustacbe. 

4. II a ordinairement les cheveux longs? 

II 7i'aj9a5 ordinairement les cheveux longs; il a 
les cheveux courts. 

5. Et la f emme ? Elle a les cheveux courts ? 

6. Un gargon a-t-il les cheveux longs ? 

7. La jeune fiUe ? 

8. Un gargon a-t-il de la barbe ? une moustache ? 

II n'a ni barbe ni moustache ; il est imberbe, et il 
a les joues lisses. 

9. Qui est imberbe ? qui a les joues lisses. 

10. Le chien n'a-t-il pas beaucoup de flair? 

11. Et Taigle une vue per§ante ? 

XIV (quatorze) 

Un animal carnassier a une gueule et des pattes, 
et non une bouche et des jambes. De meme, en 
frangais, un meuble a des pieds et non des jambes. 

1. Un chien, est-ce un animal carnassier ou un ani- 

mal herbivore ? 

2. A-t-il une gueule ou une bouche ? 

3. Un chat a-t-il des jambes ? une bouche ? 
II n'a pas . . . . ; il a . . . . 

4 Et un tigre? un cheval ? un lion ? une vache ? une 
panthere ? 

5. Un chimpanze a-t-il deux mains ou quatre mains ? 

6, Qui a quatre mains ? 



PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 17 

7. Un animal, en general, a-t-il des clieveux ou du 

poll? 
II a du poll ; il n'a pas des cheveux. 

8. Par consequent le chien ? le chat ? I'ane ? le 

cheval ? 

9. Mais la brebis a-t-elle du poil ou de la laine ? 

10. Qu'a-t-elle? 

11. Une chaise a-t-elle des pieds ou des jambes ? 

12. Combien de pieds cette chaise a-t-elle ? 



XV (quinze) 

1. Les fauteuils ont des jambes ou des pieds? 
lis ont des pieds. 

2. Et les lits ? les canapes ? 

3. Les oiseaux ont des ailes ? [une aile]. 

4. Combien d' ailes onfc-ils ? 

5. Et les papillons ? les moustiques? 

6. Les oiseaux ont des jambes ? 

lis noni pas des jambes; ils ont des pattes. 

7. Les poules? les canards? les moineaux? 

8. Les poissons ont des bras ? 

9. Qu'est-ce qu'ils ont en place de bras ? (une na- 

geoire, des nageoires). 

10. Les Peaux-rouges ont-ils de la barbe ? 

11. Qu'est-ce qu'ils n'ont pas ? 

12. Les Chinois ont-ils la peau blanche? 



18 PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 

XVI (seize) 

1. Nous avons dix doigts ? 
Oui, nous avons dix doigts ? 

2. Et dix orteils ? 

3. Nous avons beaucoup de cheveux sur la tete ? 

4. Combien de cheveux avons-nous sur la tete ? 

5. N'avons-nous pas un corps et une ame? 
Si, nous avons , . . . 

— Les cinq sens de I'liomme sont : la vue, Fouie, 
I'odorat, le gout, le toucher. 

6. Nous avons cinq sens ? Quels sont-ils ? 
Nous en avons cinq; ce sont .... 

7. Nous avons un roi aux Etats-Unis ? 
Non, nous n' avons pas de . . . , 

8. Qu'est-ce que nous n'avons pas aux Etats-Unis ? 

9. Nous avons T^cole tous les jours de lasemaine? 

10. Quels jours n'Eivons-nous pas d'ecole ? 

11. Quels jours avons-nous conge ? 

12. Quel jour du mois avons-nous aujourd'hui ? 

XVII (dix-sept) 

1. Ai-je les cheveux longs ou courts ? 
Vous avez .... 

2. Ai-je des cheveux noirs ? ou gris ? ou chatains ? 

ou blonds ? 

3. Quels cheveux ai-je ? 

4. Ai-je une figure ronde ou ovale ? 

5. Quelle figure ai-je ? 



PEELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 19 

6. Qu'est-ce que j'ai a la main? un crayon? une 

plume ? un livre ? 

7. Est-ce que j'ai un couteau a la main ? 
Vous n'avez pas un couteau. . . . 

8. Ai-je de la barbe ? une monstache ? 
Vous avez Vous n'avez pas de . . . . 

9. N'ai-je pas une chaise pour m'asseoir ? 

Si, vous avez une chaise pour vous asseoir. 

10. Est-ce que je n'ai pas un pupitre pour ecrire ? 

XVIII (dix-huit) 

1. Vous parlez anglais ? 
Oui .... je park anglais. 

2. Vous parlez anglais couramment ? 
Oui .... je parle anglais couramment. 

3. Quelle langue parlez-vous avec vos parents et vos 

amis? 
Je park anglais avec eux. 

4. Et dans la classe de frangais ? 

5. Avec qui parlez-vous anglais ? fran§ais ? 

6. Mangez-vous de bon appetit ? 
Je mange .... 

7. A quelle heure dejeunez-vous ? 

8. A quelle heure dinez-vous ? 

9. Dejeunez-vous seul (seule) ? 

10. Avec qui dinez-vous ? 

XIX (dix-neuf) 

1. Boutonnez-vous vos bottines ou les lacez-vous ? 
Je les boutonne. [Je les lace.] 



20 PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 

2. Qui est-ce qui boutonne [lace] vos bottines ? 

3. Vous demeurez, dites-vous, rue Richelieu ? 

Je ne demeure jpas rue Eiclielieu ; je demeure 
rue 

4. Travaillez-vous beaucoup? 

Je travaille beaucoup. [Je ne travaille pas beau- 
coup]. 

5. Vous etudiez beaucoup ? 

J'etudie beaucoup. [Je 7z'etudiej9as beaucoup]. 

6. Vous etudiez rallemand ? le grec ? le latin ? Fan- 

glais ? la chimie ? 

7. Qu'est-ce que vous n' etudiez pas ? 

8. Qu'est-ce que vous etudiez? 

9. A Tecole, travaillez-vous pour les autres ou pour 

vous ? 

10. Pour qui travaillez-vous ? 

XX (vingt) 

1. Dans quelle rue demeure ]\Ionsieur N ? 

(a) II demeure rue .... 

(6) Je ne sais pas dans quelle rue demeure Mon- 
sieur IS^ 

— Dans quelle rue demeurez- vous, Monsieur?^ 
— ]Monsieur N demeure rue ^ 



1. Ceci indique la maniere d'interesser les eleves dans la con- 
versation. L'eleve interroge le premier demande a N ou il 

demeure, et, une fois informe, il transmet son information au 
maitre. 



PRELIMINAKY FRENCH DRILL. 21 

2. Dans quelle rue et a quel numero demeure Made- 

moiselle N . . . . ?^ 

3. Monsieur N . . . . parle anglais correctement ? 

4. Mademoiselle N aussi. 

Oui, Mademoiselle N parle .... 

5. Elle parle allemand aussi ? 

Oui .... elle parle allemand. [Non, elle ne parle 
pas allemand.] 

6. Le soleil brille-t-il aujourd'hui ? 

Oui . . . . , il brille. [Non . . . . , il ne brille pas]. 

7. La terre tourne sur elle-meme ? 

8. Et le soleil tourne autour de la terre ? 

9. La lune brille la nuit ? le jour ? 

10. Lequel eclaire le mieux, du gaz ou de la lumiere 

electrique ? 

XXI (vin^ et un) 

1. Que fait le f orgeron ? 
II forge ? 

2. Qui est-ce qui forge ? 
C'est le forgeron qui forge. 

3. Qu'est-ce que le forgeron forge ? (le fer). 
4 Que fait le laboureur? 

I! laboure. 

5. Ayec quoi laboure-t-il ? [la charrue]. 

6. C'est I'ouvrier qui travaille, n'est-ce pas ? 

7. Que fait un juge ? un pecheur ? un voyageur ? 



1. Meme jeu evidemment que pour la question precedentc. 



22 PRELIMINARY FRENCH BRILL. 

8. Un imprimeur n'imprime-t-il pas ? 
Si, il imprime. 

9. Qu'est-ce qu'il imprime ? 

10. Le chanteur chante ? Et le danseur ? le pati- 

neur ? le coiffeur ? 

11. Avec quoi le poisson nage-t-il? (une nageoire, 

des nageoires) et Toiseau vole-t-il ? 

12. L'etudiant etudie ? Et le mendiant ? 

XXII (vingt-deux) 

1. Nous parlous frangais dans la classe? 

Oui . . . . , nous parlo?^s fran^ais dans la classe. 

2. Et liors de la classe ? 

3. Avec quoi coupo7i5-nous notre viande ? (un cou- 

teau). 

4 Avec quoi tailloTis-nous notre crayon? (un canif). 

5. Nous touchons avec les doigts, n'est-ce pas ? 

6. Avec quoi voyons-nous ? (les yeux). Avec quoi 

entendons-nous ? goutons-nous ? (la langue). 

7. Entrons-nous dans la maison par la f enetre ? 
Non . . . . , nous Ti'entrons j)as . . . ; nousentrons .... 

8. Nous payons ce que nous achetons? avec quoi? 

(de Targent). 

9. Nous saluons quelqu'un que nous ne connaissons 

.9 



10. Nous aimons les choses desagreables ? 



PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 23 

XXIII (vingt-trois) 

1. Les Americains ipsbrlent americain? 

lis ne parlerii pas americain ; ils parlen^ anglais. 

2. Les Francais parlent fran5ais ? 
lis parlent franQais. 

3. Et les Espagnols ? les Eusses ? les AUemands ? 

les Italiens ? 

4. Quelle langue parlent les Mexicains ? (espagnol); 

les Cubains? (espagnol); les Bresiliens? (por- 
tugais); les Smsses? (frangais et allemand); 
les Beiges? (francais et flamand); les Cana- 
diens ? 

5. Quelle langue parlent les femmes a Londres ? a 

Paris ? a Florence ? a Constantinople ? 
Elles -psiYlent .... 

6. Les etoiles brilleTi^ le jour? Quand brillent-elles ? 

(un6 etoile). 
Elles ne hiciWent pas . . . . ; elles 

7. Les roses -ponssent en hiver ? 

8. Que mangen^es animaux herbivores ? (de I'herbe). 

9. Les animaux carnassiers msmgenf de Therbe? 

10. Les sourds ont des oreilles ; entendent-ils ? 

XXIV (vin^-quatre) 

1. Je parle fran§ais ? 

Oui, Monsieur [Madame, Mademoiselle], vous 
paries frangais. 

2. Est-ce que je parle anglais ? 

3. Et allemand? 



24 PKELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 

Je ne sais pas si yous . . . . ; parlez-vous allemand? 

4. Quelle langue est-ce que je parle surtout ? 

5. Est-ce que je parle anglais avec mes amis fran- 

§ais? 
Vous ne paries pas . . . . ; vous parley .... 

6. En quelle langue est-ce que je pense ? 
Vous penses en , . . . 

7. Qu'est-ce que j'enseigne? 

8. Est-ce que je demeure loin d'ici ? 

9. Oil est-ce que je reside ? 

10. Avec quoi est-ce que j'allume mon gaz? (une 

allumette). 

11. Est-ce que je gronde les eleves studieux? 

12. Qui est-ce que je ne gronde pas ? 

XXV (ving:t-cinq) 

1. Yoyez-vous la porte de cette salle [chambre] ? 
Je la vois. 

2. Voyez-vous ma main? 

Je Id vois. 

3. Voyez-vous ma main droite ? ma main gauche ? 

4. Cette chaise ? cette plume ? cette f enetre ? 

5. Voyez-vous l3 plafond ? 
Je le vois. 

6. Voyez-vous le mur en face ? le crayon sur le 

pupitre ? 
Je le vois. 

7. Voyez-vous Monsieur N ? Mademoiselle N...? 

Je le vois. Je la vois. 



FRENCH PRELIMINARY BRILL. 25 

8. Voyez-vous les mnrs de cette salle ? 
Je les vois. 

9. Voyez-vous les autres eleves ? les vitres des fene- 

tres? 

10. Aimez-vous les fruits ? les^ fleurs ? les bonbons ? 

XXVI (vin^-six) 

1. Aimez-vous la musique ? 
Je Taime. 

2. Est-ce que j'aime la trop grande chaleur ? le froid 

excessif ? 
Vous ne Taimez pas. 

3. Aimons-nous notre patrie ? 
Nous Taimons bien. 

4. La souffrance ? le mal ? 

Nous ne Taimons pas. Nous 

5. Qui approuve le mensonge ? 
Personne ne T approuve. 

6. Voyons-nous Tocean, d'ici ? la mer ? 

Nous ne le voyons pas. Nous ne la voyons pas. 

7. Voyons-nous nos yeux ? 
Nous ne les voyons pas. 

8. Avez-vous tous vos livres ici? 

9. Mademoiselle N ... . a-t-elle ses gants ? 

10. Est-ce que je salue tous ceux que je rencontre ? 

XXVII (vin^-sept) 

1. Que souhaitez-vous a un ami (une amie) le matin ? 
Je lui souhaite le bonjour. 



26 PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 

2. Qu'est-ce que vous lui dites ? 
Je lui dis . . . . ^ 

3. Vous ne lui souhaitez pas bon matin ? 
Je ne lui souhaite pas bon matin. 

4. Pourquoi ne lui souhaitez- vous pas bon matin? 
Je ne lui souhaite pas bon matin parce que ce 

nest pas frangais. 

5. Le soir, que lui souhaitez-vous ? (le bonsoir). 

6. Monsieur N . . . . , ressemblez-vous a votre pere ? 
Je lui. , , . Je ne lui. , . . 

7. Mademoiselle N . . . . ressemble-t-elle a sa mere ? 
Elle lui. . . . EUe ne lui ..... 

8. Le maitre donne de bons avis a ses eleves ? 
II leur donne de bons avis. 

9. Ces avis leur sont inutiles ? 
lis ne leur sont pas inutiles. 

10. Est-ce que je parle fran§ais a mes eleves ? 

11. Je leur parle allemand ? anglais ? 

XXVIII (vingt-liuit) 

1. Monsieur N . . . . vous parle quelquef ois ? 

Oui . . . . , il me parle. 
1. Vous parle-t-il anglais ou frangais ? 
3. Et moi, je vous parle frangais, n'est-ce pas ? 

Oui ..... vous me 



10 Voir preambule, page 3. 

11 faut revenir plusieurs fois sur cet exercice et les deux sui- 
vants y si Ton veut en tirer profit. 



PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 27 

4. Quand vous parlez a Monsieur N...., il vous 

ecoute ? 
Oui, il m'ecoute. 

5. Et Mademoiselle N , quand vous lui parlez ? 

6. Les medecins nous soignent quand nous sommes 
malades. 

Oui, ils nous soignent. 

7. Quand nous soignent-ils ? 

8. Les moustiques nous piquent quelquef ois en et,e ? 

9. Etes-vous bien aise de me voir lorsque vous 

venez ici? 
Oui . . . . , je suis bien aise [nous sommes bien 
aises] de vous voir. 

10. Que me dites-vous alors ? 

Je vous dis : Bonjour . . . . ; je suis bien aise de 
vous voir. 

11. Vous m'ecoutez toujours attentivement ? 

Je vous .... [Je ne vous ecoute pas toujours .... 

XXIX <vingt-neuf) 

1. Comment montez-vous Tescalier ?^ 

Je le^^e la jambe gauche, j'avance le pied gauche ; 
je le pose sur la premiere marche. Je leve 
ensuite la jambe droite, j'avance le pied droit; 
je le pose sur la deuxieme marche, et ainsi de 
suite jusqu'en haut. 

1. Ce genre d'exerciee, qu'on appelle permutations en France, 
ou il est assez usite, se prete a beaucoup plus de developpemeats 
qu'il n'en est indique ici. C'est au maitre a en pourvoir d'autres, 
selon les besoins. 



28 FRENCH PRELIMINARY DRILL. 

2. Comment montons-nous Tescalier? 
Nous levons 

3. Comment Monsieur N . . . . monte-t-il Tescalier ? 
II leve ... 

4 Comment est-ce que je monte Tescalier ? 
Vous levez .... 

5. Apres avoir ecrit une lettre, qu'est-ce que je f ais ? 
Vous pliez la lettre, vous la glissez dans I'enve- 

loppe ; vous mouillez le repli gomme, vous le 
pressez a sa place ; vous coUez ensuite un 
timbre poste a un coin de I'enveloppe, etc. 

6. Et vous, que f aites-vous ? 
Je plie 

8. Comment fait Mademoiselle N ? 

Elleplie.... 

8. Comment font les gens ordinairement ? 
lis plient 

9. Comment Mademoiselle N . . . . mange-t-elle une 

glace? 
EUe separe une petite portion avec sa cuillere, la 
porte a la bouche, ouvre labouche, la referme 
et savoure la glace. 

10. Comment vous, mangez-vous une glace? com- 

ment les jeunes filles ? nous ? 

XXX (trente) 

1. Avez-vous bien dejeune ce matin ? 
Oui , j'ai bien dejeun6. 

2. Avez-vous mange de bon appetit? 
J'ai mange de bon appetit? 



PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 29 

3. A quelle heure avez-vous dejeune ? 

4 Vous avez mange du pain on des biscuits ? 

5. Vous avez mange des fruits ? de la viande ? des 

oeufs ? du poisson ? des pommes de terre ? 
J'ai mange .... [Je n'ai pas mange de. . . .] 

6. Qu'est-ce que vous avez mange? 

7. Yous avez pris du cafe ? du the ? du chocolat ? 
J'ai pris .... [Je n'ai pas pris de . . . . ] 

8. Vous avez bu du lait ? de I'eau ? 

9. A quelle heure avez-vous dine hier ? 

10. Ou et avec qui avez-vous dine? 



XXXI (trente et un) 

1. Avez-vous monte des esc^liers pour venir ici ? 

2. Comment avez-vous fait pour monter les escaliers? 
J'ai leve la jambe gauclie, j'ai. . . . 

3. Avez-vous sonne avant d'entrer? 
Je n'ai pas 

4. Avez-vous etudi6 vos legons? 

Je les ai . . . . [ Je ne les ai pas . . . . ] 

5. Quelles le9ons avez-vous etudie(es)? 

6. Avez-vous repasse votre derniere le§on de fran- 

§ais? 

7. Avez-vous voyage liors de cet Etat? 

8. Avez-vous voyage en Asie? en Afrique? 

9. Oil avez-vous voyage? 

10. Avez-vous tousse beaucoup I'hiver dernier? 



30 FKENCH PKELIMINABY DRILL. 

XXXII (trente-deux) 

1. Monsieur N . . . . a-t-il ote son chapeau en entrant? 
Oui , il Ta ote. 

2. Et Mademoiselle N . . . . , a-t-elle ote le sien? 

3. Qu'en a-t-elle fait? 

Elle I'a sans doute accroche dans le vestiaire. 

4. Et Monsieur N . . ., qu'est-ce qu'il a fait du sien? 

5. Mademoiselle N . . . . a-t-elle bien prononce en 

lisant tout a Theure [hier]? 

6. Et monsieur N . . . . a-t-il mal prononce? 
II n'a pas mal .... 

7. Monsieur N . . . . a-t-il cause dans la classe? 

8. Avec qui est-ce qu'il a cause? 

9. Mademoiselle N ... . a-t-elle ache tequelque chose 

hier? 
Elle a achete quelque chose. [Elle n'a rien achete. 

10. Qu'est-ce qu'elle a achete? 

11. Combien de temps a dure la derniere classe? 

XXXIII (trente-trois) 

1. Avons-nous parle frangais dans la classe hier? 
Oui nous avons parle 

2. Et anglais aussi? 

Nous n'avons pas beaucoup parle anglais. 

3. Avons-nous recite une anecdote hier? 
Nous avons .... Nous n'avons pas 

4. Et avant-hier? la semaine derniere? 

5. Quelle page avons-nous repasse (e)? 



FRENCH PRELIMINARY DRILL. 31 

6. Avons-nous laisse la porte de cette salle ouverte 

ou Tavons-nous ferme (e)? 
Nous I'avons .... Nous ne I'avons pas .... 

7. Avons-nous laisse les fenetres ouvertes ? 
Nous les avons ... Nous ne les avons pas .... 

8. A quelle heure avons-nous commence notre le9on? 

9. Sur quel sujet avons-nous parle hier? [vendredi 

passe] ? 

XXXIV (trente-quatre) 

1. Ai-je parle a Monsieur N.... dans la derniere 

legon? 
Vous lui avez 

2. En quelle langue lui ai-je parle? 

3. Ai-je interroge Mademoiselle N ? 

Vous I'avez .... Vous ne I'avez pas .... 

4 Vous ai-je interroge (e), Mademoiselle? 
Vous m'avez .... [Vous ne m'avez pas . . . . ] 

5. Vous ai-je souhaite le bonjour? 

6. A qui ai-je souhaite le bonjour? ^ 

7. Ai-je loue le travail de Monsieur N ? 

8. Est-ce que je vous ai gronde (e), Mademoiselle 

N....? 

9. Ai-je jamais gronde Mademoiselle N . . . . ? 

10. Ai-je reprimande quelqu'un pour son inatten- 

tion? 



32 PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 

XXXV (trente-cinq) 

1. Les oavriers ont-ils travaille hier? avant-hier? 

dimanche passe? 
lis ont .... [lis n'ont pas . . . . ] 

2. A quelle heure ont-ils commence leur travail? 
IlsTont.... 

3. Messieurs N et N . . . . ont pass6 la journee de 

samedi a etudier? 
lis ne Tont probablement pas . . . 

4. A quoi r ont-ils passee? 

5. Mesdemoiselles N. . . . et N. . . . ont-elles jamais 

tricote beaucoup?^ 

6. L'ont-elles meme essaye? 

7. A la bataille de Bunker Hill les Anglais n'ont-ils 

pas attaque les premiers? 

8. Les Americains les ont-ils repousses? 

9. Les Frangais n'ont-ils pas grandement aide les 

Americains dans leur guerre de I'lndepen- 
dance ? 

10. Quels officiers ont commande les Fran9ais alors? 

[Les generaux Rochambeau et Lafayette]. 

XXXVI (trente-six) 

Voici comment ce jeune bomme prend son caf^ : 
d'abord il y verse du lait ou de la creme, puis il le 
Sucre avec deux morceaux de sucre ; il le remue avec 
une petite cuillere ; il porte la tasse a ses levres et 
avale le cafe a petites gorgees. 

1. II est clair qu'ici, comme dans tant de cas precedent, il faut 
que I'eleve interroge s'informe d'abord de Tetat des choses aupres 
de ees demoiselles. 



PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 33 

1. Comment Ta-t-il pris ce matin? 
D'abord il y a verse .... 

2. Comment Mademoiselle N . . . . a-t-elle pris le 

sien? 

3. Comment ai-je pris le mien? ~ 
D'abord vous y avez .... 

Voici comment Madame N . . . . allume son gaz : 
elle frotte Tallumette et I'enflamme, elle tourne le 
gaz, approche Tallumette du bee, et le gaz brule. 

4. Comment a-t-elle allume son gaz? 
Elle a frotte.... 

5. Comment Messieurs N . ... etN. . . . ont-ils allume 

leur gaz? 
lis ont frotte .... 

6. Comment avons-nous allume notre gaz hier? 
Nous avons .... 

XXXVII (trente-sept) 

1. Avez- vous ete enrhume Fliiver passe, Monsieur 

N.... 
Oui . . . . , je I'ai ete. [Non , je ne I'ai pas ete]. 

2. Et vous, Mademoiselle? 

3. Qui est-ce qui a ete enrhume dans la classe? 
Moi, Monsieur [Madame, Mademoiselle], je I'ai 

ete. [Personne ne I'a ete]. 

4. Avez- vous ete absent (absente) de la classe cette 

semaine? 

5. Avez-vous ete present (presents) a toutes les classes 

cette annee? 

6. Avez-vous toujours ete bien attentif (attentii;^)? 



34 PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 

7. Vous avez ete fort occupe (occupee) hier? 

8. A quoi avez-vous ete occupe (occupee)? 

9. Vous avez ete a Chicago? a Boston? a la Nouvelle- 

Orleans? 

10. Dans quelles grandes villes des Etats-Unis avez- 

vous ete? 

XXXVIII (trente-huit) 

1. Monsieur N . . . . a-t-il ete malade cette annee? 
Je ne sais pas s'il Fa ^te : Monsieur N avez- 
vous .... etc. 

2. Et Mademoiselle N . . . Ta ete? 

3. Mademoiselle N . . . . a ete toujours bien portante? 
4 Monsieur N . . . . a-t-il ^te chez lui toute la journee 

dimanche dernier? 

5. Mademoiselle N . . . . a ete chez elle tout ce meme 

jour? 

6. L'hiver dernier a-t-il ete rigoureux? 

7. Le printemps passe a-t-il ete pluvieux? 

8. Quel officier frangais a ete le grand ami de Wash- 

ington? 

9. Quel officier anglais a ete pendu comme espion 

en 1780. 

10. Washington a-t-il jamais ete vaincu? Quand? 

XXXIX (trente-neuf ) 

1. Les villes de New-York et de Chicago sont 

grandes maintenant? L'ont-elles toujours ete? 
Elle ne I'ont pas toujours ete. 

2. Les hommes ont toujours ete civilises? 



PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 35 

3. Les Anglais ont-ils ete justes a I'^gard des colo- 

nies americaines? 

4. N' ont-ils pas ete vaincus dans la guerre de Tln- 

dependance? 

5. Qui a ete victorieux? 

6. Savez-vous oil j'ai ete a Tecole dans ma jeunesse? 

7. Ai-je toujours ete en Amerique? 

8. Ai-je toujours ete dans cette ecole? 

9. N'ai-je pas ete trop indulgent (indulgente) pour 

vous? 

10. Je n'ai pas ete assez severe, n'est-ce pas? 

Xli (quarante) 

1. Vous n'avez pas froid, monsieur N. . . . 

Je n'ai pas froid. . . . [J'ai froid, j'ai chaud]. 

2. Mais en Janvier et en fevrier dernier? 
J'ai eu froid quelquefois alors. 

3. Et vous avez eu chaud en juillet? 
4 Vous n'avez pas faim a present? 

5. N'avez-vous jamais eu faim de votre vie? 

6. Vous avez soif? 

7. Mais plus d'une fois sans doute dans la saison 

chaude? 

8. Avez-vous sommeil a present? 

9. Avez-vous jamais eu sommeil au milieu du jour? 

10. J'espere que vous n'avez pas mal a la tete? 

11. Vous avez eu souvent mal a la tete? 



36 PRELIMINAEY FRENCH DRILL. 

12. i^vez-vous quelque chose, Monsieur N . . . . ? Vous 
avez I'air gene? 
Je n'ai rien, Monsieur [Madame, Mademoiselle]. 

XIjI (quarante et un) 

1. La France a-t-elle eu des rois? 

Oui. . . . elle a eu des rois. [EUe en a eu]. 

2. Et des Empereurs? Combien? Et des Presidents 

de la Eepublique? Combien? 

3. L'Angleterre n'a-t-elle pas eu des reines? 

4. La France a-t-elle eu des reines? 

5. Monsieur N a-t-il eu la rougeole? la coque- 

luche? 
Je ne sais pas s'il I'a eue : Monsieur N . . . . avez- 
vous eu . . . . 

6. Mademoiselle N . . . . a-t-elle eu un rhume Fan 

passe? 

7. A-t-elle jamais eu mal a la gorge? mal aux dents? 

8. Ai-je jamais eu le mal de mer? Quand? 

9. Avons-nous eu un jour de conge le mois passe? 

10. Combien de jours de conge est-ce que nous avons 

eus a Noel? 

XIjII (quarante-deux) 

1. Vous avez ete a Chicago? a Boston? a Austin? 
J'y ai ete. [Je iiy ai pas ete]. 

2. Mademoiselle N a-t-elle ete en Europe? 

3. Et moi, y ai-je ete? 



PEELIMINARY FRENCHDKI LL. 37 

4. Jouez-vous a la balle? au croquet? 
J'y joue. [Je ny joue pas. 

5. y avez-vous joue recemment? 

6. Qui surtout joue a la balle? 
Les gar§ons y . . . . 

7. Mesdemoiselles N . . . . et N . . . . jouent-elles au 

lawn tennis? 

8. Le President reside a Washington? 

9. Est-ce qu'il y a passe les mois de juillet et d'aout? 

10. Quels jours les ecoliers vont-ils a I'ecole? et 
quels jours ny vont-ils pas? 



XLIII (quarante-trois) 

1. Grandt55e^-vous encore? 

Je crois que je grandis encore. [Je ne grand^s 
plus]. 

2. Grossissez-Yous? Maigrissez-vous? 
Je grosses. [Je ne grosses pas ]. 

3. Eougissez-Yous encore quelquefois? 

4. Est-ce que je grandis encore? 
Vous ne gTSi,ndissez .... 

5. Est-ce que j'aJffrancliis mes lettres? 
Vous les .... 

6. Affrancliis5on5-nous nos lettres? 
Sans doute, nous les ... . 

7. Avec quoi les affrancliissons-nous? [un timbre- 

poste]. 



38 FRENCH PRELIMINARY DRILL. 

8. Si nous sommes sages, reS-echissons-nous avant 

d'agir? 
Nous Ye&6Ghissons 

9. Et vous, si vous etes sage? 
Je.... 

10. Et moi, si je suis sage? 
Vous .... 

XLIV (quarante-quatre) 

1. Un sot Sigit sou vent sans reflechir? 
Oui .... il Sigit 

2. Et un homme sense? une femme prudente? 

3. Un homme perseverant reussi^ ordinairement? 

4. Les hommes perseverants reusmssent? 
lis leussissent ordinairement. 

5. Dans le magnolier les fleurs ^enrissent avant les 

feuilles? 

6. Et dans le rosier? 

7. Avez-vous grand^, cette annee? Avez-vous grossi.^ 
J'ai grand^. [ Je n'ai pas grandi , . . . 

8. Mademoiselle N a-t-elle grandi ? A-t-elle 

grossi ? 

9. Monsieur N a eu peur : a-t-il rougi ou pali? 

10. Ai-je maigri dernierement? 

XliV (quarante-cinq) 

1. Vous avez c?es livres frangais? 
J'en ai. [Je n'en ai pas]. 

2. Combien en avez-vous? 

J' en ai deux, trois, six ... . 



PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 39 

3. Et moi, en ai-je beaucoup? 
Vous en avez .... 

4. Combien en ai-je ? 

5. Jouez-vous dw piano? 

3'en joue. [Je n'e?^ joue pas]. 

6. Et Mademoiselle N en joue-t-elle? 

7. Qui en joue ici? 

8. Avez-vous mange du poisson cette semaine? 
J'en ai Je n'en ai pas .... 

9. Dans quelle saison mettons-nous des vetements 

chauds? 
Nous en metton^ en 

10. Et des vetements legers? 

11. Les ecoliers ont-ils deux ou trois mois de va- 

cances ? 



XIjVI (quaraute-six) 

1. Eepondez-vous a N . . . . quand il vous parle? 
Je lui reponis 

2. Et me repondez-vous quand je vous parle? 

3. M'entendez-vous bien lorsque je parle haut? 
Je vous entenrfs .... 

4. Et lorsque je ne parle pas haut? 

5. Que vend un epicier? (du the, du cafe, du sel, du 

poivre, du beurre, etc. 
II vend .... 

6. Qui vend du papier? de Tencre? des plumes? 
Un papetier en vend. 



40 PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 

7. Les libraires Yendent des livres, n'est-ce pas? 
lis en Yendent 

8. Qui est-ce qui vend de la viande? (les bouchers). 

9. Que Yendent les libraires? (un livre, des livresj. 

10. Les sourds entendent-ils? 

11. Qui n'entend pas? 

12. Ou est-ce que les voyageurs attend67z^ les trains? 

(A la gare) 
lis les ... . 



XLjVII (quarante-sept) 

1. Monsieur N . . . . etendez la main : que faites-vous? 
J'etends la main. 

2. Quelle main avez-vous etendu (e)? 
J'ai etendu la main droite. 

3. Mademoiselle N . . . . etendez la main gauche : 

qu' avez-vous fait? 
J'ai etendu. . . . 

4. Qu'ont fait Monsieur N.. et Mademoiselle N..? 
Monsieur N . . . . a . . . . et Mademoiselle N . . . . a . . 

5. J'ai interroge Mademoiselle N. .. . toutal'heure? 

a-t-elle bien repondu? 

6. Mademoiselle N m'a salue (e) ce matin, lui 

ai-je rend^^ son salut? 
Vous lui 

7. J'ai salue Monsieur N . . , » hier : m'a-t-il rendu 

mon salut? 
II vous a 



I 



FRENCH PRELIMINARY DRILL. 41 

8. Avons-nous perdu du temps dans les classes pre- 

cedentes? 

9. A leur dernier voyage en chemin de fer, Messieurs 

N et N (Mesdemoiselles N et 

N ) ont-ils (elles) attendu longtemps a la 

gare? 



XIjVIII (qiiarante-huit) 

1. A quelle heure descendez-vous ordinairement de 

votre chambre? 
Je descends ordinairement a 

2. A quelle heure descendre^-vous demain? dimanche 

prochain? 
Je descendrai a 

3. Dejeuner6^-vous de bonne heure demain? 

Je dejeunerai .... [Je ne dejeunerai pas .... 

4. Dmere^-vous seul (seule)? 

5. Avec qui diner ez-vous? 

6. A quelle heure finira la legon de frangais? Fecole? 
La legon de frangais fiuira a , . . . et Tecole finira 

a. . . . 

7. A quelle heure commenceral'ecolelundi? la legon 

de frangais? 

8. Monsieur N . . . passera-t-il son temps cet apres- 

midi a jouer ou bien a etudier? 

9. A quoi Mademoiselle N . . . . passera-t-elle son 

temps? 

10. Pleuvra-t-il, ou fera-t-il beau ce soir? 



42 PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 

11. Comment Monsieur N.... montera-t-il Tesca- 
lier?^ 

XlilX (quarante-neut) 

1. 8ortiron5-nous d'ici ensemble? 

Nous sovtirons .... [Nous ne sortiro^^s pas .... 

2. DescendroTis-nous des escaliers pour aller dans la 

rue? 

3. Combien de marches descendrons-nous? 

4. Par consequent combien en m outer ons-nous quand 

nous reviendrons? 

5. Si nous travaillons, nous jouirons mieux de notre 

recreation, n'est-ce pas? 

6. De quoi jouirons-nous mieux alors? 

7. Je reussirai si je persevere? 
Vous reussire^ si 

8. Mais si je ne persevere pas? 

9. Si je vous fais une promesse je la remplirai.^ 

10. Et vous, si vous me f aites une promesse? 

Li (cinquante) 

1. Les feuilles desarbres jauniroTi^a Fautomne? (une 

feuille). 
EUes jsLuniront 

2. Et les pres et les champs verdiroTZ^ au printemps? 

(un pre, un champ). 

1. Faire faire ici au futur un ou plusieurs des exercices de 
permutation donnes aux Nos. XXXI et XXXVIII, ou en inyenter 
d'autres. 



PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 43 

3. Dans quel mois est-ce que les fraises muriront? 

(une fraise). 
4 Les roses fleuriront-elles en meme temps ou apres? 

5. Qui cirera vos bottines demain, Monsieur N. . . .? 

6. Qui cirera les miennes? 

7. Si je vous prete un livre, me le rendrez-vous? 

8. Et Mademoiselle N . . . . , si je lui en prete un? 

9. Monsieur N . . . . ne maigrira-t-il pas, s'il ne mange 

pas assez? 

10. Que me repondra Mademoiselle N . . . . , si je lui 

souhaite le bonjour? 

lA (cinquante et un) 

1. Sere^-vous absent (absente) demain? 
Je ne sera^ pas .... [ Je serai . . . . ] 

2. Et Mademoiselle N le sera-t-elle? 

3. Sere^-vous bien aise de me voir? 

4. Sere^-vous fache (fachee) lorsque viendront les 

les vacances? 

5. Ser62-vous encore dans la classe de fran§ais dans 

une heure? 
Je n'y serai plus. [Nous n'y serons plus]. 

6. Ou sere^-vous dans une heure? 

7. Serai-je encore ici dans une heure? 

Vous n'y sere^ plus. [Vous y serez encore]. 

8. Ou serai-je? 

9. Ou sera Monsieur N . . . . ? 

10. Oil sera Mademoiselle N ? 



44 PBELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 

LII (cinquante-deux) 

1. Serons-nous tons endormis a minuit? 
II est probable que nous serous , . . . 

2. Et seroTis-nous eveilles a 5 heures du matin? 

3. Nous serous chez nous a 7 heures ce soir? 

4. Les arbres serout-ils en feuilles en mai prochain? 

5. Le serout'ils en mars? 

6. Les jours serout-ils courts ou longs en juin? 

7. Et les nuits courtes ou longues alors? (une nuit). 

8. Les peches seront-elles mures en juillet? (une 

peche). 

9. Etles raisins en aout? 

10. Serez-vous celebre un jour? 

lilll (cinquante-trois) 

1. Aure^-vous quelque chose a ecrire pour demain? 
Oui j'aurai [ Je n'aura^ rien a .... ] 

2. Aurez-vous une le§on a etudier? 
J'en SbXirai une [Je n'en aura^ pas]. 

3. Aurez- vous quelque chose a me demander apres 

la classe? 

4. Aurez-vous besoin de vous reposer alors? 

5. Vous n'avez pas envie de dormir a present? 

6. Et ce soir a neuf heures ou a dix heures? 

7. Monsieur N a douze ans : en quelle annee 

aura-t-il quinze ans? 
II aura ans en 



PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 45 

8. Mademoiselle N . . . . a onze ans : quand en aura- 

t-elle seize? 

9. Monsieur N . . . aura-t-il quelque chose a lire en 

anglais pour demain? 

10. Et Mademoiselle N 

11. Qu'est-ce qu'ils auront a lire? 

lilV (cinquante-quatre) 

1. Auro7i5-nous bientot un jour de conge? 

Nous en Sinrons .... Nous n'en aurons pas .... 

2. Quand en aurons-nous un? 

3. Nous avons eu la guerre en Amerique? 

4. L'auro7Z5-nous encore? 

J'espere que nous ne Vsburons plus jamais. 

5. Qu'est-ce que vous esperez? 

6. Aurai-je le plaisir de vous voir demain? 
Vous aures .... Vous n'aures pas .... 

7. Aurai-je lieu de vous gronder? 

8. J'aurai lieu de vous louer, au contraire, n'est-ce 

pas? 

9. Messieurs N . . . . et N auront ils beaucoup a 

marcher pour retourner chez eux? 
lis Sburont .... lis nixuront pas .... 

10. Et Mesdemoiselles N . . . . et N . . . . pour retour- 

ner chez elles? 

IjV (cinquante-cinq) 

1. Combien de lettres y a-t-il dans Talphabet? 

II y a vingt-six lettres dans Falphabet. [II y en a 
vingt-six]. 



46 PEELIMINAKY FRENCH DRILL. 

2. Combien de voyelles y a-t-il en frangais? (a, e, i, 

o, 11, y). 

3. Combien d'heures y a-t-il dans nn jour? 

4 Combien de minutes dans une heure? (60 soixante). 
Et combien de secondes dans une minute? 

5. Combien de jours dans un mois? 

6. II y a vingt-huit ou vingt-neuf jours en fevrier? 

(une annee bissextile). 

7. Et trente et un jours en avril? 

II n'y a pas 31 jours en avril; il y en a 30. [II ?z'y 
en a que 30. 

8. Combien d'Etats et de territoires y a-t-il en 

Amerique? 

9. Et combien de departements et de territoires en 

France? (86 quatre-yingt-six departements; 
un territoire). 

10. Qu'est-ce qu'il y a dans les rivieres? (de I'eau). 

Dans les mines? (du charbon, des metaux). 

liVI (cinquante-six) 

1. Ou y a-t-il du charbon? des metaux? 

2. N'y a-t-il pas un metal qui est liquide? (le mercure). 

3. Combien de jours y a-t-il eus dans I'annee 1880 

(mil liuit cent quatre-yingt)? dans I'anne'e 1670 
(seize cent soixante-dix)? 
11 y en a eu 366 (trois cent soixante-six) en 

4. II y a eu 29 jours en fevrier dernier? 

5. II y en aura 28 en fevrier procliain? 

11 y en aura ; il n'y en aura pas .... 



PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 47 

6. Comblen de jours y aura-t-il dans Fannee 1910? 

7. Est-ce qu'il y a des orages au printemps? 

8. Quand est-ce qu'il y en a? 

9. Est-ce qu'il y a eu des elections I'automne der- 

nier? 

10. Est-ce qu'il y en aura I'automne procLain? 

11. Quand est-ce qu'il y en aura? 

liVII (cinquante-sept) 

1. Comment se lave-t-o^ les mains? 

On tourne le robinet; I'eau coule dans la cuvette; 
on plonge les mains dans I'eau; on les frotte 
de savon; on les replonge dans I'eau; on les 
frotte etrefrotte I'une sur I'autre; on les rince; 
on les essuie. 

2. Comment vous lavez-vous les mains? 
Je tourne 

3. Comment est-ce que je me lave les mains? 

4. Comment nous lavons-nous les mains? etc. 

5. Comment vous laverez-vous les mains? 
Je tournera^ 

6. Comment Monsieur N . . . . se lavera-t-il les mains? 
II tournera 

7. Et Mesdemoiselles N . . . . et N ? 

^ EUes tourneront 

IjVIII (cinquante-huit) 

1. Montrez votre ceil droit! 
Voila mon oeil droit. 

2. Montrez votre ceil gauche! 



48 FRENCH PRELIMINARY DRILL. 

3. Levez la main droite, Monsieur N . . . . Que faites- 

vous? 
Je leve la main droite. 

4. Qn'avez-vous fait? 

J'ai leve la main droite. 

5. Levez ! a main gauche, Madfemoiselle N Que 

faites-vous? 

6. Qu'avez-vous fait? 

7. Qu'a fait Monsieur N . . . . 

8. Qu'a fait Mademoiselle N . . . . 

9. Qu'ont fait Monsieur N et Mademoiselle N ? 

10. Touchez votre oreille droite: que faites-vous? etc. 

11. Touchez votre oreille gauche 

12. Frappez du pied droit .... 

13. Frappez du pied gauche . . . 

14. Baissez les yeux,Mesdemoiselles N . . . . etN : 

que faites-vous? 
Nous baissons les yeux. 

15. Qu'avez-vous fait? 

Nous avons baisse les yeux. 

16. Qu'ont fait Mesdemoiselles N .... et N .... ? 

17. Tournez la tete a droite ; a gauche 

18. Eegardez-moi: que faites-vous? 

19. Qu'avez-vous fait? etc. 

lilV (cinquante-neuf) 

Un jeune garQon raconte ainsi son apres-midi du 
10 octobre : L'^cole finie, j'ai regagne la maison 
tout doucement; j'ai depose mes livres dans ma 



FBENCH PRELIMINARY DRILL. 49 

chambre; j'ai goute dans la salle a manger. Le 
temps etant beau, j'ai repondu a Finvitation de quel- 
ques camarades, et j'ai joue a la balle avec eux 
jusqu'a cinq lieures et demie. Eentrant alors, j'ai 
commence mes devoirs; j'ai dine a sept lieures moins 
le quart. Apres le diner, j'ai fini mes devoirs. 

1. Qu'a-t-il fait? 
L'ecole finie, il a 

2. Lui et son frere, qu'ont-ils fait? 
L'ecole finie, ils ont 

3. S'il recommence le lendemain, que fera-t-il? 
L'ecole finie,. il regagnera. . . . 

4. Comment racontera-t-il ses plans? 
L'ecole finie, je regagnerai .... 



SECONDE PARTIE. 



Cette secondepartie c{ui a pour hut, primitivement, d^aider a 
faire comprendre les exercices precedents, a de plus une foncti07i 
fort importante : elle doit servir de texte pour traduire en fran- 
cais. Get exercice est absolument indispensable pour apprendre aux 
eleves d faire des questions, et pour leur donner V usage sur d'un 
vocahulaire etendu, Cette traduction doit etre faite de vive voix, 
evidemment ; mais, en outre, le maitre s^ arranger a aisement pour 
la faire faire aussi par ecrit, soit dans la classe, soit meme en 
dehors. 

PREAMBLE, a, 1. To-day Monday September 20.— 2. Good 
day, Sir [Good day. Miss. . . . Good day, Sir, Madam]. — 3. How 
are you, Sir ? — Very well, thanks, and (how are) you ? — 4. Is your 

health good, Miss ? — Very good, thanks, and yours ? — 5. What 

is your name ? (How do you call yourself?) — My name is (I cal[ 
myself N. . . . — 6. What is your first name V — My first name is 
. . . . — 7. Where do you live ? — I live at. . . . — 8. In what street ? 
I live in. . . . street. 

h. To-day, Tuesday, September, 21; Yesterday, Monday, Sep- 
tember 20. — 1. What is the name of the President of the United 

States ?— His name is — 2. What is the name of the President 

in France ?— 3. What is the first name of the President in 
America ? — His first name is. . . .4. What is the first name of the 

President in France ? 5. What is the name of the Principal of 

this school? — 6. What is his first name? — 7. What is my name? 

— Your name is — 8. What is my first name?— 9. Where does 

the President of the United States live? — He lives in Washington. 
— 10. And the President in France ? 



52 PEELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 

REGULAR EXERCISES.— I.— Yesterday, to-day, to-morrow. 

— 1. Are you (an) American, Mr. N ? — Yes, Sir [Madam], I am 

(an) American. — 2. And you, Miss N , are you (an) American? 

— Yes, Sir [Madam], I am (an) American. — 3. You are in good 
health, I hope? — 4. Are you a man or a woman? a boy or a young 
lady? — 5. What are you? — 6. Are you standing or sitting. Sir? — 
7. And you. Miss N. . . ., are you sitting? — 8. On what are you 
sitting? — I am sitting on a chair [on a bench]. — 9. Are you at 
school or at your home? 

II. — To-day, yesterday, day before yesterday. — 1. Mr. N 

are you tall^ or small, or of middle size? — lam — 2. Miss 

N. . . . are you tall, small or middle size? — 3. Were (are) you born 

in America ? — Yes I was (am) born in America [No, I was (am) 

born in Germany, in England, etc.] — 4. In what country were (are) 

you born? — I was (am) born in — 5. In what city were (are) 

you born? — I was (am) born at Boston in America. — 7. Of what 

State are you? — I am of the State of (Georgia, Pennsylvania, 

etc.) — 8. Are you in the French or the German class? — 9. In what 
class are you? — 10. Near whom are you? — I am near 

III. — To-day. to-morrow, day after to-morrow. — 1. Are you (a) 
Swede? — I am not a Swede; 1 am (an) American. — 2. Are you 
(a) Mexican, Miss N. . . . ? — I am not (a) Mexican ; I am (an) Amer- 

ioan. — 3. You are not wicked, you are not? No I am not 

wicked. — 4. Are you perfect in everything? — 5. What is it you are 
not? — 6. Are you by my side at this moment?— 7. Are you my 
neighbor? I am not your neighbor. — 8. Are you always contented ? 
— 9. Are you angry with me? — 9. Are you yet a baby? I am no 
longer a baby. 

IV. — Day before yesterday, yesterday, to-day, to-morrow, day 
after to-morrow. — 1. Is bread good? Yes, it is good. — 2. Is not 
bread good? — Yes, it is good.— 3. Is cream good?— Yes, it is 
good. — Colors : white; black; green; blue; red; yellow. — 5. Of 
what color is milk? — It is white. — 6. Of what color is ink? It is 
black. — 7. Of what color is the sky? the gold? the daisy? the 
grass?-— (tastes) sweet, salt, sour, bitter.— 8. How does sugar taste ? 
(what taste has the sugar?) vinegar? lemon? quinine? 

v.— 1. Is the weather fine to-day?— It is fine weather. [It is not 



PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 58 

fine weather.] — 2. Is the earth flat? No, it is not flat; it is round. 
—3. Is the city of London small? — It is not small; it is very 
large.— 4. Is winter severe in Florida? — It is not severe there; it is 
mild. — 5. Is it mild in Maine? — 6. Is your French book thick? 
(opposite :thin). — No, it is not thick, it is thin.— 6. Is it rotind? 
(opposite : square). — 8. Is sea water sweet ? (opposite : salt, bitter). 
—9. Is ruby green? and emerald red? — 10, Is the American work- 
man awkward ? (opp. : skilful.) — 11. And is the French workman 
lazy? (opp. : industrious). — 12. Is lead light? (opp. heavy). — 13. 
What metal is not light?— 14. What is it that is not light? 

VI. — 1. What weather have we (is it) to-day?— It is a fine 
weather? [It is bad weather?] — 2. What is an orange?— It is a 
fruit.— 3. What is a rose? — It is a flower. — 4. What is a cabbage? 
— It is a vegetable. — 5. What is a fig? an apricot? (the) geranium? 
lilac? a pear? a peach?— 6. Is a lily beautiful flower? — 7. And is a 
tuberose a fragrant flower? — 8. The strawberry is a good fruit, 
is it not? and (are not) grapes a good fruit? — 9. Is an apple a 
vegetable? -It is not a vegetable, it is a fruit. — 10. And is the 
(apple of the earth) potato a fruit? — It is not a fruit; it is a 
vegetable. — 11. What is a tulip? a melon?— 12. What is aspara- 
gus? carrot? cauliflower? 

Vli.— 1. Is it raining to-day?— It is raining. [It is not raining; 
it is fine weather. The sky is clear. It is cloudy.] — 2. England 
is an island, is it not? — Yes, it is an island. — 3. Is it a large 

island? — It is not , it is. — 4. Is Texas a State? Is it a small 

State? — 5. Is Maryland a large State?— 6. What is Rome? and 
what is Italy? — Rome is a city; and Italy is a country. —7. What 
is Paris? France? Spain ? Madrid ?— 8. Is Belgium a large country? 
—9. Is Russia (a large country) ?— 10. What is a table ?— It is a 
piece of furniture. — 11. What is a chair? a bed? an armchair? a 
rocking chair?— 12. Are the United States and America the same 
thing? 

VIII.— 1. Is the sky clear or overcast? Is it snowing? How is 
the weather? — 2. We are in America, are we not? — Yes, we are in 

America.— 3 We are in (at) Chicago, Washington ?— 4. Where 

are we?— 5. Are we in the school or at the house?— 6. At what 
page of the book are we?— 7. Are we on the sea or on land? — The 



54 FRENCH PRELIMINARY DRILL. 

seasons are: Spring, Summer. Autumn, Winter. — 8. Are we in 
autumn, in winter, or in the spring? — 9. What season are we in? 
— 10 Are we in the street? — We are not in the street. — 11 . Are we 
100 here in this room? — 12. How many are we then? 

IX. — 1. Is there a fog? How is the weather? There is a fog 
[there is no fog]. — 2. Am I a professor or a teacher (f.) of French? 
— You are. — 3. What am I? — 4. Am I a man or a woman? — 

5. What am I? — 6. Am I (an) American or [a] Frenchman (a 
Frenchwoman)?—?. Am I [a] Russian? — You are not [a] Russian ; 
you are — 8. Am I [a] Spaniard? [an] Englishman (English- 
woman), [a] Glerman? — 9. Was I borni at Naples? — You were 

not born — 10. Where was I born? — I do not know where you 

were born: Sir, [Madam,] where were you born? — 11. Am I not 
too patient with you ? 

X. — 1. Are American active? — Yes, sir, [Madam], they are very 
active. — 2. They are also very enterprising, are they not ? — 3. Are 
not Frenchmen usually very polite? — 4. And the Spaniards grave 
in their manners?— 5. Are the Indians yellow? — No, they are not 
yellow, they are red. — 6. Are they numerous in America? — 7. Are 
the United States powerful?— 8. The United States are a great 
nation? — 9. Are eggs round or oval? — 10. What are the four 
seasons?— 11. What are the seven days of the week? the months? 
— 12. What are the summer months? the winter months? the 

spring months? the fall months? — The summer months are ; 

the spring months are 

XI. — 1. You have two hands? (a hand). Yes, Sir, [Madam], I 
have two hands. — 2. And two feet (a foot)?— 3. And two arms and 
two legs? (an arm, a leg). — 4. How many hands, arms, legs and 
feet have you? — 5. You have two eyes? two ears? (an eye; an ear). 

6. How many eyes have you? How many ears? — 7. Have you one 
mouth or two mouths? — I have one mouth; I have only one 
mouth. — 8. You have a nose? one tongue or two tongues? — 9. You 
have [a] good appetite generally? — 10. You have pockets (a 
pocket) ? — ^I have pockets. I have no pockets. 



1. Do not forget French say: /am 6orn..,. Youw^ebom, 



FRENCH PRELIMINARY DRILL. 55 

XII. — 1. Have you a watch here, Miss?-r-I have no watch here. 
— 2. Have you much money about you, Sir? — 3. You have not the 
change for ten dollars? — 4. Have you gold in your purse. Miss 

N ? — 5. Have you your hat (bonnet) here in this room?— 6. 

What is it you have not? — 7. You have not the voice of a man. 

Miss N ? — I have not the voice of a man. — 9. What is it you 

have not?— 9, What voice have you then? — 10. You have a height 
of six feet? 

XIII. — 1. Has man thirty-two teeth? — Yes, he has thirty-two 
teeth. — 2. How many teeth has man? — 3. Has man a beard? a 
mustache? — Yes, he has a beard and a mustache. — 4. He has 
usually long hair? — He has not long hair usually; he has short 
hair. — 5. And has woman short hair? — 6. Has a boy long hair? — 
7. But [has] a young girl? — 8. Has a boy a beard? a mustache? — 
He has neither a beard nor a mustache ; he is beardless and has 
smooth cheeks. — 9. Who is beardless? who has smooth cheeks? — 
10. Has not the dog a keen scent? — 11. Aud the eagle a sharp 
sight? 

XIV.— A flesh-eating animal has an (animal's) mouth and feet, 
not a (man's) mouth and legs. Likewise, in French, furniture has 
feet, not legs. — 1. Is a dog a flesh or a grass-eating animal ? — 2. Has 
he an (animal's) or a (man's) mouth? — 3. Has a cat (man's) legs, 

and mouth? — (She) He has not ; he has. . . — 4. And a tiger? 

a horse? a lion? a cow? a panther? — 5. Has an animal, in general, 
(human) hair or (animal's) hair?— It has (animal's) hair; it has not 
(human) hair. — 8. Consequently the dog? the cat? the donkey? 
the horse? — 9. But has a sheep (animal's) hair or wool? — lO. What 
has it? — 11. Has a chair feet or legs? — 12. How many feet has 
this chair? 

XV. — 1. Have arm-chairs legs or feet? — They have feet.— 2. And 
.beds? sofas? — 3. Birds have wings? (a wing). — 4. How many 
wings have they? — 5. And (how many have) butterflies? mosqui- 
toes? — 6. Have birds legs? — They have not legs; they have (ani- 
mal's) legs. — 7. Hens? ducks? sparrows? — 8. Have fishes arms? 
— 9. What have they instead of arms? (a fin, fins). — 10. Have 
Redskins a beard?— 11. What is it they have not? — 12. Have 
• Chinese a white skin? 



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' XVI, — 1. We have ten fingers? — Yes, we have ten fingers — 
2. And ten toes? — 3. We have many hairs ononr head? — 4. How 
many hairs have we on our head?— 5. Have we not a body and a 
soul? — Why yes, we have. — The five senses of man are: sight, 
hearing, smell, taste, and feeling. — 6. We have five senses? Which 

are they? — We have five; they are — 7. We have a king in the 

United States? — No, we have not a king — 8. What is it we 

have not? — 9. Have we school every day in the week? — 10. What 
days have we no school? — 11. What days have we (a) holiday? — 
12. What day of the month have (are) we today? 

XVII.— 1. Have I long or short hair? — You have — 2. Have 

black hair, or gray, or brown, or fair?— 3. What (kind of) hair I 
have I? — 4. Have I a round or an oval face? — 5. What (kind of) face 
have I? — 6. What have I in my hand? a pencil? a pen? a book? 
— 7. Have I a knife in my hand? — You have not a knife. — 8. Have 

I a beard? a mustache?— You have [You have no ] — 9. 

Have I not a chair to seat myself (upon) ?— Yes, you have a chair to 
seat yourself (upon). — 10. Have I not a desk to write (upon)? 

XVIII.— 1. Do you speak English?— Yes, I speak English. — 
2. Do you speak English fluently? — Yes, I speak English fluently. 
— 3. What language do you speak with your parents and your 
friends? — I speak English with them. — 4. And in the French 
class? — 5. With whom do you speak English? French? — 6. Do 

you eat with good appetite? — I eat — 7. At what hour do you 

breakfast? — 8. At what hour do you dine? — 9. Do you breakfast 
alone? — 10. With whom do you dine? 

XIX, — 1. Do you button your shoes or do you tie them (with 
laces)?— I button them. [I tie them].— 2. Who buttons [ties] your 
shoes?— 3. You say you live (in) Eichelieu Street? — I do not live 

(in) Eichelieu street; I live (in) street. — 4. Do you work hard? 

— I do work hard. [I do not work hard. — 5. Do you study much? — 
I do study much. [I do not study much], — 6, Do you study Ger- 
man? G-reek? Latin? English? Chimestry? — 7. What is it you do 
not study?— 3. What do you study? -9. At school do you work 
for (the) others or for yourself? — 10. For whom do you work? 

XX. — 1. In what street does Mr. IST live? — He lives in 

street. — I do not know in what street Mr. N. . . . lives. — In what 



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street do you live. Sir? — Mr. N lives in street— 2. In what 

street, and what number does Miss N. . . . live?— 3. Does Mr. N 

speak English correctly?- 4. Does Miss N ?— Yes, Miss N 

speaks. — 5. Does she speak German also? — Yes, she speaks German. 
[No, she does not]. -^6. Does the sun shine today? — Yes it shines. 
[No, it does not shine]. — 7. Does the earth turn upon (itself)? — 
8. Does the sun turn round the earth? — 9. Does the moon shine 
during the night? during the day? — 10. Which gives better light, 
gas or the electric light? 

XXI.— 1. What does a blacksmith do?— He forges.— 2. Who 
forges?— It is the blacksmith that forges. — 3. What does the 
blacksmith forge? — Iron. — 4. What does the plowman do? — He 
plows. — 5. What does he plow with? (the plow). — 6. It is the 
workman that works, is it not? — 7. What does a judge do? a 
fisherman? a traveller?— 8. Does not a printer print? — Yes, he 
prints. — 9. What does he print? — 10. Does not a singer sing? and 
a dancer dance? and a skater skate? and a hairdresser dress hair? 
11. With what does a fish swim? (a fin, fins). — And (with what) 
does a bird fly? — 12. Does not a student study? and a beggar beg? 

XXII. — 1. Do we speak French in the class (recitation)? — Yes, 
we speak French in the class. — 2. And ouside the class (recitation)? 
— 3. With what do we cut our meat? (a knife). — 4. With what do 
we sharpen our pencil? (a penknife). — 5. We touch (things) with 
our fingers, do we not? — 6. With what do we see? (the eyes). 
(With what) do we hear? do we taste? (the tongue). — 7. Do we 
enter into the house through the window? — No, we do not enter 
(through the window), we enter through. . . . — 8. We pay for what 
we purchase? with what? (money). — 9. Do we salute somebody 
we do not know?— 10. Do we like unpleasant things? 

XXXIII. — 1. Do Americans speak American? — They do not 
speak American ; they speak English. — 2. Frenchmen speak French? 
—They speak French.— 3. And the Spaniards? The Russians? The 
Germans? The Italians? — 4. What language do Mexicans speak? 
(Spanish). The Cubans? (Spanish). The Brazilians? (Portuguese). 
The Swiss? (French and German). The Belgians? (French and 
Flemish). The Canadians? — 5. What languages do women speak 
in London? in Paris? in Florence? in Constantinople? — They 



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speak —6. Do the stars shine during the day? When do they 

shine? (a star) — They do not shine (during the day). — . Do roses 
grow in winter?— 8. What do grass-eating animals eat? (grass). — 
9. Do flesh-eating animals eat grass?— 10. The deaf have ears ; do 
they hear? 

XXIV.— 1. I speak French?— Yes, you speak French.— 2. Do I 
speak English? — 3. And G-erman? — I do not know whether you 

speak Do you speak G-erman? — 4. What language do I speak 

most? — 5. Do I speak English with my French friends? — You do 

not speak you speak. — 6. In what language do I think? — You 

think in — 7. What do I teach?— 8. Do I live far from here? — 

9. Where do I live? — 10. With what do I light my gas (a match). 
11. Do I scold diligent students?— 12. Whom do I not scold? 

XXV. — 1. Do you see the door of this room? — I see it. — 2. Do 
you see my hand?— I see it. — 3. Do you see my right hand? my left 
hand? — 4. (Do you see) this chair? this pen? this window? — 5. Do 
you see the ceiling? — I see it. — 6. Do you see the wall opposite 

(you) ? the pencil on the desk? — I see it. — 7. Do you see Mr. N ? 

Miss N . . .? — I see him. — I see her. — 8. Do you see the walls of 
this room?— I see them. — 9. Do you see the other scholars? The 
window panes? — 10. Do you like fruit? flowers? candy? 

XXVI. — 1. Do you like music? — I like it. — 2. Do I like excessive 
heat? excessive cold? — You do not like it, — 3. Do we love our 
country? — We love it very much. — 4. (Do we love) suffering? evil? 
— We do not like it ; we (hate it). — 5. Who approves (of) false- 
hood? — Kobody approves (of) it. — 6. Do we see the ocean from 
here? the sea? — We do not see it. — 7. Do we see our eyes? — We 
do not see them. — 8. Have you all your books here?— 9. Has Miss 
N her gloves (here)?— 10. Do I salute all those whom I meet? 

XXVII. — 1. What do you wish (to) a friend (a lady friend) in the 
morning? — I wish (to) him (to her) good day. — 2. What do you say 

to him (to her)? — I say to him (to her) — 3. You do not wish (to) 

him (to her) good morning? — I do not wish to him (to her) good 
morning. — 4. Why do you not wish (to) him (to her) good morning? 
— I do not wish (to) him (to her) good morning because it is not 
French. — 5. In the evening what do you wish (to) him (to her)? 



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Good evening. — 6. Mr, N , do you resemble (to) your father? 

— I resemble (to) him. — I do not resemble (to) him. — 7. Does Miss 

N resemble (to) her mother? — She resembles (to) her, [She 

does not resemble (to) her]. — 8. The teacher gives good advice to 
his pupils? — He gives (to) them good advice. — 9. Are those wise 
counsels useless to them? They are not useless to them. — 10. Do I 
speak French to my pupils? — 11. Do I speak English, German to 
them? 

XXVIII. — 1. Does Mr. N speak to you sometimes? — Yes, 

he speaks to me. — 2. Does he speak English or French to you? — 
3. I speak French to you, do I not? Yes, you speak French 

to me.— 4. When you speak to Mr. N he listens to you? — Yes, 

he listens to me. — 5. Does Miss N" listen to you when you speak 

to her?— 6. The physicians attend to us when we are ill ? — Yes, they 
attend to us. — 7. When do they attend to us? — 8. Mosquitoes sting 
us sometimes in Summer ? — 9. Are you glad to see me when you 
come here? — Yes.... I am glad [we are glad] to see you. — 10. 
What do you tell me then? — I tell you: a Good day, I am glad to 
see you ». — 11. You always listen to me attentively? — I listen to 
you I do not always listen to you attentively? 

XXIX, — 1. How do you ascend (the) stairs? — I raise the left leg, 
I advance the left foot ; I put it on the first step. I then raise the 
right leg, I advance the right foot ; I put it on the second step^ 
and so on to the top. — 2. How do we ascend stairs? — We raise. — 

3. How does Mr. N ascend the stairs? — He raises. — 4. How 

do 1 ascend the stairs? — You raise. — 5. After having written a 
letter, what do I do ? — You fold the letter, you slip it into the 
envelope ; you wet the gummed flap, you press it (back) into its 
place ; you then affix a stamp on a corner of the envelope, etc. — 

6. What do you do? I fold, etc.— 7. How does Miss N do? 

— She folds, etc. — 8. How do people do usually? — They fold, etc. 

— 9. How does Miss N take ice-cream?— She cuts off a small 

portion with her spoon, she takes it to her mouth, she opens her 
mouth, closes it again and enjoys her ice-cream. — 10. How do you 
take ice-cream? How do young girls do (it)? How do we do (it) ? 

XXX. — 1. Did you breakfast well (had you a good breakfast) 
this morning? — Yes. I have breakfasted well.— 2. Did you eat 



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with good appetite? — I have eaten with good appetite. — 3. At 
what time did you breakfast? — 4. You have eaten bread or 
biscuits? — 5. You have eaten fruit? meat? eggs? fish? potatoes? 
— I ate. [I did not eat]. — 6. What did you eat? — 7. You have 
taken (had) coffee? tea? chocolate? — I have had. [I have not 
had]. — 8. You drank milk? water? — 9. At what time did you 
dine yesterday ? — 10. Where and with whom did you dine? 

XXXI. — 1. Did you ascend stairs to come here? — 2. How did 
you do to climb the stairs? — I have raised the left leg, etc. — Did 
you ring (the bell) before you entered? — I did not (ring the bell). 
— 4. Did you study your lessons ?— I have studied them. [I have 
not studied them. — 5. What lessons did you study? — 6. Did you 
review your last French lesson? — 7. Did you travel outside this 
State? — 8. Have you travelled in Asia? in Africa?— 9. Where 
have you travelled?— 10. Have you coughed much last winter? 

XXXII. — 1. Has Mr. N taken his hat off (in) when coming 

in?— Yes, he has taken it off. — 2. Has Miss N taken off hers (her 

bonnet)? — 3. What did she do with it? — She has no doubt hung it 

in the cloak-room. — 4. What did Mr. N do with his (hat)? — 

5. Has Miss N pronounced correctly when reading just now 

[yesterday] ?— 6. Has Mr. N. . . . pronounced badly? — He has not 

pronounced badly. — 7. Did Mr. N talk during the recitation? 

— 8. With whom did he talk? — 9. Has Miss N. . . . bought some- 
thing yesterday?— She bought something. [She bought nothing]. 
— 10. What did she buy? — 11. How long did the last recitation 
last? 

XXXIII. — 1. Did we speak French during the recitation yes- 
terday? — Yes we spoke. — 2. (Did we speak) English also?— 

— We did not speak English much. — 3. Have we recited an 
anecdote yesterday? — We recited one. We did not recite any. — 
4. (Did we recite one) day before yesterday? last week? — 5. What 
page did we review? — 6. Did we leave the door of this room open? 
or did we close it?— We left it open. [We closed it]. — 7. Did we 
leave the windows open? — We left them open. We did not leave 
them open. —8. At what hour did we commence our lesson? — 9. 
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XXXI V. — 1. Have I spoken to Mr. N during last recitation ? 

— You spoke to him. — 2. In what language did I speak to him? — 

3. — Did I ask questions of Miss N" ? You did. You did not. 

— 4. Did I ask you questions, Miss N ? — You asked me ques- 
tions. You did not ask me questions. — 5. Did I wish you good 
day?— 6. To whom did I wish good day?— 7. Did I praise the work 

of Mr. ]Sr ?— 8. Did I scold you, Miss N ?— 9. Have I ever 

scolded Miss N ? — 10. Have I taken anybody to task for his 

want of attention? 

XXX Y. — 1. Have the workmen worked yesterday? day before 

yesterday? last Sunday? — They worked They did not work. . . . 

2. At what hour did they begin their work? — They began it at ... 

— 3. MM. N and N have passed Saturday studying?^ 

They did not probably spend it thus. — 4. How did they spend it? 

— 5. Have Misses N and N. . . . ever knitted much? — 6. Have 

they even tried it? — 7. At the battle of Bunker Hill, were not the 
English the first to attack? — 8. Did the Americans repulse them? 
9. Have not the French greatly helped the Americans in the war 
of Independence?— 10. What officers commanded the French 
then? [Glenerals Rochambeau and Lafayette], 

XXXVL— This is the way this young man takes his coffee: first 
he pours milk or cream in it ; then he sweetens it with two lumps 
of sugar ; he stirs it with a (tea) spoon ; he carries the cup to his 
lips and sips the coffee (swallows the coffee in small mouthfuls.) — 

1. How did he take it this morning?— First he poured in it, etc. — 

2. How did Miss N take hers?— 3. How did I take mine?— 

First you have poured in it, etc. — Here is how Mrs. N. . . . lights 
her gas : she strikes (rubs) a match and lights it ; she turns the 
gas on, brings the match up to the burner and the gas is lighted. 
— 4. How did she light her gas? — She struck a match, etc. —5. 

How did MM. N and N light their gas?— They struck a 

match, etc. — 6. How did we light our gas yesterday? — We struck 
a match, etc. 

XXXYII. — 1. Have you been suffering from a cold last winter, 

Mr. N ?— Yes, I have. [No, I have not].— 2. Have you. Miss 

N ? — 3. Who in this class has been suffering from a cold? — I 

have, Sir [Madam]. — Nobody has. — 4. Have you been absent from 



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the class this week?— 5. Have you been present in all the classes 
this year? — 6. Have you always been attentive? — 7. You have been 
very much occupied yesterday? — 8. With what have you been 
occupied? — 9. Have you been to Chicago? to Boston? to New- 
Orleans?— 10. In what large cities of the United States have you 
been? 

XXXVIII.— 1. Has Mr. N.... been ill this year?— I do not 
know whether he has: Mr. N. . . . have you been ill this year? — 2. 

Has Miss N been ill? — 3. Has Miss N always had good 

health? — 4. Has Mr. N been at home all day last Sunday? — 5. 

Has Miss N been at home all day that same day?- 6. Has last 

winter been severe? — 7. Has last spring been rainy? — 8. What 
French officer has been a close friend to Washington ?— 9. What 
English officer was hung as a spy in 1773? — 10. Was Washington 
ever defeated? When? 

XXXIX. — 1. The cities of New York and Chicago are large 
now? Have they always been so? — They were not always so. — 2. 
Have men always been civilized?— 3. Were English fair toward 
the American colonies?— 4. Were they not defeated in the war of 
Independence? — 5. Who were (was) victorious?— 6. Do you know 
where I went to school in my youth? — 7. Have I not been too 
lenient toward you? — 10. I have not been strict enough, have I 
not? 

XL. — 1. You are not cold, M. IST ? — I am not cold. [I am 

cold], [I am warm]. — 2. But in January and February last year? 
— I was cold sometimes then. — 3. You were warm in July?— 4. 
You are not hungry now? — 5. Have you never been hungry in 
your life?— 6. Are you thirsty? — 7, But (were you not) more than 
once in the warm season? — 8. Are you sleepy at present? — 9. Did 
you ever feel sleepy in the day time? (the middle of the day). — 
10. I hope you have not a headache? — 11. Have you often had a 
headache? — 12. Is something the matter with you, M. N. . . ? 
(Have you something?) You look uneasy. — 12. I have nothing, 
Sir [Madam]. 

XLL— 1. Has France had kings?— Yes, she had kings. [She has 
had]. — 2. Had she emperors? How many? Presidents of the 



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Eepublie? How many? — 3. Has not England had queens? — 4. Has 

France had queens? — 5. Has Mr. N had the measles? the 

hooping-cough? — 6. I do not know whether he had : Mr. N 

have you had, etc.— 7. Had Miss N a cold last winter? — 8. 

Had she ever a sore throat? tooth ache? — 9. Have I ever been sea 
sick? When? — 10. Have we had a holiday?— 11. How many holi- 
days have we had at Christmas? 

XLII. — 1. You have been to Chicago? to Boston? to Austin? 

I have been there. [I have not been there.]— 2. Has Miss IST 

been in Europe?— 3. Have I been there? — 4. Do you play ball? 
croquet? I play it. [I do not play it], — 5. Did you play it of late? 
6. Who mostly plays ball? Boys mostly (play it). — 7. Do Misses 

N and N play lawn tennis?— 8. The President resides in 

Washington ?— 9. Did he spend there the months of July and 
August? — 10. What days do scholars go to school? and what days 
do they not go to it? 

XLIII. — 1. Are you still growing? — I think I am still growing. 
[I am not growing any more.]— 2. Do you grow stouter? Do you 
grow thin?— I grow stouter. [I do not grow stouter.] — 3. Do you 
still blush sometimes? — 4. Do I still grow? — You do not grow any 
more. — 5. Do I prepay my letters? — Your prepay them. — 6. Do we 
prepay our letters? — 7. With what do we prepay them ? (a stamp). 
— 8. If we are wise, do we reflect before acting? — We reflect. — 
9. Do you (reflect) if you are wise?— 10. Do I, if I am wise? 

XLIV. — 1. Often a fool acts without thinking? — Yes, he (does) 
acts (thus). — 5. Does a sensible man? a prudent woman? — 3. A 
persevering man succeeds usually? — 4. Persevering men succeed? 
— They usually succeed. — 5. In the magnolia do (not) the flowers 
blossom before the leaves? — 6. Do they in the rosebush? — 7. Did 
you grow taller this year? did you grow stouter? I have grown 

taller? [I did not grow taller]. — 8. Has Miss N grown taller? 

Has she grown stouter?— 9. Mr. IST has been afraid: did he 

blush or grow pale? — 10. Have I grown thin lately? 

XLV. — 1. Have you French books? — I have. [I have none]. — 
2. How many have you? — 1 have two, three, six.— 3. Have I 
many (of them)? — ^You have many (of them).— 4. Howma^y(of 



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them) have I?— 5. Do you play the piano? I do (I play it). I do 

not (play it).— 6. Does Miss N play it?— 7. Who plays it here? 

—8. Did you eat fish this week? — I have, I have not. — 9. In what 
season do we put on warm clothing? — We put it on in (winter). 
10. When (do we put on) light clothing? — 11. Have the scholars 
two or three months vacation ? 

XLYL— 1. Do you answer Mr. N when he speaks to you? 

— I answer (to) him.— 2. Do you answer me when I speak to you? 
3. Do you hear me when I speak loud?— I hear you well.— 4. But 
when I do not speak loud? — 5. What does a grocer sell? (Tea, 
coffee, salt, pepper, butter, etc.— He sells.— 6. Who sells paper? 
ink? pens?— A stationer does (sell them).— 7. Booksellers sell 
books, do they not?— They do (sell them).— 8. Who sells meat? 
(butchers do).— 9. What do booksellers sell (a book, books). — 10. 
Do deaf people hear?— 11. Who does not hear?— 11. Where do 
travellers wait for the trains (at the depot).— They wait for them 
(at the depot) . 

XL VII. — 1. Mr. N , stretch out your hand: what are you 

doing? — I stretch out my hand. — 2. Which hand have you 

stretched out? — Ihavestretchedout myrighthand.— 3. MissN" 

stretch out your left hand : what have you done"? — I have stretched 

out my left hand.— 4. What have Mr. IST and Miss N done? 

—Mr. N has stretched out his right hand, and Miss N. . . . has 

stretched out her left hand.— 5. I have asked Miss N a 

question not long ago (just now), did she answer rightly? — 6. Miss 

N has saluted me this morning, did I bow to her in return? — 

You have bowed to her in return. — 7. I have saluted Mr. N 

yesterday; did he bow to me in return? — He bowed to you in 
return.— 8. Have we lost any time in the preceding recitations ? 

—9. When MM. N and N and Misses N and N 

have travelled last in the cars, did they wait long at the depot? 

XLYIII. — 1. At what hour do' you usually come down from 

your room ? — I usually come down at — 2. At what hour will 

you come down to-morrow? on next Sunday? — I will come down 
at, . . . — 3. Shall you breakfast early to-morrow? — I shall breakfast 
early. [I shall not breakfast early.]— 4. Will you dine alone? — 5. 
With whom will you dine ? — 6. At what hour will the recita- 



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tion in French close? When will the school close? — The recitation 

in French will end at , and the school will close at. . . . — 7. At 

what hour will the school begin on Monday ? (also) the recitation 

m French? — 8. Will Mr. N spend the afternoon playing or 

studying? — 9. How will Miss N" .. spend her time? — 10. Will it 
rain or will it be fine this evening?— 11. How will Mr. N". . . . 
ascend the stairs? 

XLIX. — 1. Shall we go out from this place together? — We will 
go out. — We will not go out together. — 2. Shall we go down stairs 
to go out in the street? — 3. How many steps shall we go down? — 
4. Consequently how many steps shall we climb when we return ? 
— 5. If we work, we will enjoy our recess better, shall we not? — 6. 
What will we enjoy better then?— 7. I shall succed if I persevere? 
— You will succeed if you persevere. — 8. But if do not persevere? 
— 9. If I make you a promise, I will fulfill it? — 10. If you make 
me a promiae will you fulfill it? 

L. — 1. The leaves of the trees will turn yellow in the fall? — 
They will. — 2. And the meadows and the fields will become green 
in the spring? — 3. In what month are the strawberries to ripen? 
— 4. Will the roses blossom at the same time or later? — 5. Who 

will polish your shoes to-morrow, Mr. N ? — 6. Who will polish 

mine? — 7. If I lend you a book will you return it to me?— 8. Will 

Miss JST return me my book if I lend one to her? — 9. Will not 

Mr. N ... grow thin, if he does not eat?— 10. What will Miss 
N. . . answer to me if I bid her good day? 

LI. — 1. Shall you be absent to-morrow? — I shall not be absent 

[I shall be absent].— 2. Will Miss JST be absent?— 3. Shall you 

be pleased to see me? — 4. Shall you be sorry when vacation 
comes ? — 5. Shall you still be in the French class one hour hence ? 
— I shall no longer be in it. [We shall no longer be in it]. — 6. 
Where shall you be an hour from now? — 7. Shall 1 still be here in 
an hour. — You will not be here. — You will still be here. — 8. 
Wher^ shall I be?— 5. W^here will Mr. N . . . be?— 10. Where will 
MissN be? 

LII. — 1. Shall we all be asleep at midnight? — It is probable we 
shall all be asleep. — 2. Shall we be awake at 5 in the morning? — 



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3. Shall we be at home at 7 this evening? — 4. Will the trees have 
leavesnext May?— 5. Will they in March?— 6. Will the days be 
long or short in June? — 7. And are the nights to be short or long 
then? — 8. Will the peaches be ripe in July? — 9. Will grapes be 
(ripe) in August? — 10. Shall you be renowned one day? 

LIU. — 1. Shall you have something to write for to-morrow? — 
Yes, I shall. -No, I Shall have nothing to write. — 2. Shall you have 
a lesson to study? — I shall. — I shall not have any. — 3. Will you 
have something to ask from me after the recitation? — 4 Shall you 
have need to rest then?— 5. You do not feel like sleeping now? — 
6. But this evening at 9 or 10 o'clock. 7. Mr. N ... is twelve 
years old now; in what year will he be fifteen? -He will be fifteen 
in....— 8. Miss N. . . . is eleven years old, when will she be 
sixteen? — 9. Shall Mr. N. . . . have something to read in English 
for to-morrow. — 10. Shall Miss N. . . . have something to read? 

LIY. — 1. Shall we soon have a holiday?— We shall have one. — 
[We Shall not have any]. — 2. When shall we have one? — 3. We 
have had wars in America? — 4. Shall we have ihem again? — I hope 
we shall never have them agam.— 5. What is it you hope?— 6. Shall 
I have the pleasure to see you to-morrow.— You will have that 
pleasure.— You will not have. — 7. Shall I have occasion to chide 
you?— 8. I shall have occasion to praise you, on the contrary? — 

9. Will MM. N and N have to walk much on their way 

home? — They will have.— They will not have. — 10. Will Misses 
N" and N. , . . have to walk far on their way home? 

LV.— 1. How many letters are there in the alphabet? — There 
are twenty-six letters in the alphabet. — There are twenty-six 
(of them). — 2, How many vowels are there in French? — 8. How 
many hours are there in a day? — 4. How many minutes are there 
in an hour? — How many seconds are there in a minute?— 5. How 
many days are there in a month?— 6. Are there 28 or 29 days in 
February (a leap year)? — 7. Are there 31 days in April?— There 
are not 31 days in April ; there are 30. [There are only 30].- 8. 
How many states and territories are there in America? — 9. And 
how many departments and territories in France? — (86 depart- 
ments, 1 territory). — 10. What is there in rivers? — There is water 
in the rivers. — (There are coal and metals). 



PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 67 

LVL — 1. Where is the coal? — Where are there metals (to be 
found)? — Is there not a metal which is liquid? (Mercury). — 3. How 
many days were there in the year 1880? — How many were there 
in the year 1670? — There were 365 days in the year 1880, and 
365 in 1670.— 4. Had last February 29 days? [Were there 29 days?] 
— 5. Next February will have 28 days? [Will there be 28 days in 
next February?] — There will be. — There will not be. — 6. How 
many days will there be in the year 1900? — 7. Are there thunder- 
storms in the spring? — 8. When are there thunderstorms? — 9. 
Were there elections last November? — 10. Will there be any next 
November? — 11. When will there be any? 

LYII. — 1. How does one wash one's hands? — One turns the 
f awcet ; the water flows into the basin ; one dips one's hands in the 
water ; one rubs them with soap ; one dips them again in the water ; 
one rubs them again and again (the one against the other) ; one 
rinces them, one dries them. — 2. How do you wash your hands? 
—I turn the f awcet, etc. — 3. How do I wash my hands? — 4. How 
do we wash our hands ? — 5. How will you wash your hands? — 

I will turn the f awcet, etc.— 6. How will Mr. N wash his 

hands?— He will turn the f awcet, etc.— 7. How will Misses N 

and N. . . . wash their hands? — They will turn the f awcet, etc. 

LYIII. — 1. How do I eat (drink) my soup? — You dip your 
spoon in the plate ; you carry it to your mouth ; you draw up the 
contents and you swallow it at one draught. — 2. How does one 
take one's soup? — One dips one's spoon, etc.— 3. How did take 

your soup?— I dipped my spoon, etc. — 4. How will Mr. N 

take his soup. 

LIX. — 1. Show (point out) your right eye. — Here is my right 
eye. — 2. Point out your left eye. — 3. Raise your right hand, 

Mr. N ; what are you doing?— I raise my right hand. — 4. 

What have you done ? — I have raised my right hand. —5. Eaise 

your left hand. Miss N ; what are you doing? — 6. What have 

you done?— 7. What has Mr. N done?— 8. What has Miss 

N done?— 9. What have Mr. N and Miss N done?— 

10. Touch your right ear; what do you do? — 11. Touch your left 
ear. —12. Stamp with your right foot. — 13. Stamp with your left 
foot. — 14. Cast (down) your eyes. Miss N.... and Miss N ; 



68 PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL. 

what are you doing? — We cast (down) our eyes. — 15. What have 
you done? — We have cast (down) our eyes. — 16. What have Misses 

N and N. . . done? — 17. Turn your head to the right, to the 

left. — 18. Look at me; what are you doing? — 19. What have you 
done? 

LX. — A boy relates thus (the way he spent) his afternoon on the 
10th of October : the school being over, I went home leisurely. — 
I left my books in my room; had a bite in the dining-room. — As 
the weather was fine, I responded to the invitation of a few school 
fellows, and I played ball with them until half past five. — I then 
went home, and began my (school) task. — I dined at a quarter 
to 7. — After dinner, I completed my (school) task. — 1. What did 
he do? — After school he went home, etc. — 2. What did he and his 
brother do?— After school they went home, etc. — 3. If he does the 
same again the next day, what will he do ? — After school, he will 
go home, etc.— 4. How will he relate his plans ?— School being 
over, I will go home, etc. 



PUBLICATIONS 

— m — 

tell and Otber Lanpages 

— OF — 

WILLIM II. JENmS, 

New York. 



Attention is particularly called to the following series of re- 
prints as of great value to the student as well as to the general 
reader of French. The romances and plays are interesting as 
stories, representative of the authors, of high literary value and 
pure in morality. They are tastefully printed, cheap, and suita- 
ble as well for the class-room as the library. 

ROMANS CHOISIS. 

12nio, Paper^ 60 Cents, Cloth, 85 Cents. 

^o. l.-DOSIA, by Mme. Henry GREViiiiiE. One of the 
brightest and most amusing of this popular author's 
stories. With a preface and explanatory notes by 
A. De Rotjgemont, A.m., Professor at University of 
Chautauqua. 214 pages, 

IJo. 2.— L' ABBE CONSTANTIN, by Ludovio HAiifivY, 
whose delicate charm and beauty of story has won its 
author the coveted chair in the Academic Fran9aise. With 
English notes by F. 0. de Sumicheast, Assistant Pro- 
fessor of French in Harvard University. 193 pages. 

1^0. 3.— LE MARIAGE DE ' GfiRARD, by Andre Theu- 
RiET. A delightful story of French provincial life by one 
of the most elegant of French writers. 234 pages. 

1^0. 4.— LE ROI DES MONT AGNES, by Edmond About, 
Which is one of the cleverest, most amusing and brilliant 
of this lamented author's romances. With a biographical 
notice and explanatory notes in English by P. C. dh 
SUMicHRAST, Assistant Professor of French in Harvard 
University. 297 pages. 

ISTo. 5.— LE MARIAGE DE GABRIELLE, by Danibi. 
Lesuetjr. An interesting story of Parisian life, written so 
cleverly that it has been crowned by the French Academy. 
257 pages . 



2 French Publications of William R. Jenkins, 

No. 6.— L'AMI FEITZ, by Erckmann-Chatbian. One of 
the most delightful and humorous of these clever authors* 
romances. With notes by Prof. 0. Fontaine, B.L., L.D.. 
Director of French in Washington's High Schools. 303 
pages. 

No. 7. — L'OMBKA, by A. Gbknevraye. A romantic story 
of Italian and English society. 216 pages. 

No. 8.— LE MAITKE DE FORGES, by Georges Ohnbt. 
One of the most powerful and interesting of contempora- 
neous novels. 341 pages. 

No. 9.— LA NEUVAINE DE COLETTE, by * * * reprinted 
from the ^^ Revue des Deux Mondes.** A bright, amusing: 
and original romance of a young girl . 236 pages.. 

No. 10.— PEEDUE, by Mme. Henry GRfviLiiE. 359 pages.- 

No. 11.— Mlle. SOLANGE, (Terre de France), by Fran- 
cois DE JuiiiiiOT. Ouvrage couronne par 1' Academies 
Fran9aise. With explanatory notes in English by 0, 
Fontaine, B.L. ; L.D. : Director of French in Washing- 
ton's High Schools. 359 pages. 

No. 12.— VAILLANTE, ou Ce que femme veut, by jACQUEa 
Vincent. (Monty on prize.) 227 pages. 

No. 13.— LE TOUR DU MONDE EN QUATRE-YINGT 
JOURS. By JuiiES Verne. 358 pages. 

No. 14.— LE ROMAN D'UN JEUNE HOMME PAUVRE, 
by Octave FeuhjIjET. An excellent edition of thia 
popular romance. 204 pages. 

No. 15,— LA MAISON DE PENARVAN, by Jules San- 
DEAU. One of this author's best written and most 
interesting works . 292 pages . 

No. 16.— L'HOMME A L'OREILLE CASSJ&E, par Edmoni> 

About. A fascinating story full of humorous situations. 

No. 17.— SANS FAMILLE, par Hector MAiiOT, abridged 
and arranged for school use by Prof. P. Bercy, B.L., L.D.. 
430 pages. 

No. 18.— COSIA, by Andre Michel Durand. 165 pages. 

No. 19.— MON ONCLE ET MON CURfi, by Jean de la. 
Brete. Ouvrage couronne par T Academic Fran gaise. A 
pleasant and pure bit of fiction well adapted for use in 
schools. With explanatory notes in English by F. 0, DB 
Sumichrast, Assistant Professor in French at Harvard 
University. 257 pages. 

No. 20.— LA LIZARDIERE, by Henri de Bornier. 247 



French Publications of William R, Jenkins, ' 3 

No. 21.— NANON, by Geokge Sand. A simply told story in 
which countless details of the French Revolution are 
interviewed. George Sand's life of study and interest in 
history, politics and literature, made her particularly 
fitted for this work. With introduction and explanatory 
English notes by B. D. Woodward, Ph.D. ; Tutor in the 
Romance Languages at Columbia College. 431 pages. 

No. 22.— LE PETIT CHOSE, by Alphonse Daudet, with 
explanatory notes in English by Prof, C. Fontaine, 
B.L., L.D., Director of French in Washington High 
Schools. 
The series will he continued with stories of other well-known 

writers. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

GRAZIELLA. By A. De Lamaetine. A new and tasteful 
_ edition of this charming idyl of Italian life. With explana- 

g.'^Ntory English notes by C. Fontaine, B.L., L.D., Director 
of French in Washington's High Schools. 12mo, paper, 
t 173 pages - ,45e. 

CINQ-MARS. By AiiFEED de Vignt. A new and handsome 
edition of this well-known historical French novel has been 
published, and arrangement has been made for its issue 
here, with explanatory notes in English. 12mo, cloth, $1.25 

LA TULIPE NOIRE. By Alexandre Dumas. A very 
pretty and cheap edition of this interesting and popular 
historical romance, which is excellently adapted for 
classes. 12mo, paper, 304 pages 45c, 



The second series is the 

THEATRE CONTEMPORAIIT 

comprising some of the best contemporaneous French dramatic 
literature, and of invaluable use to the student in colloquial 
French. They are well printed in good clear tj^e, are nearly 
all annotated with English notes for students, and are sold at the 
uniform price of 

25 CENTS EACH. 

No. 1.— LE VOYAGE DE M, PERRICHON. By E. Labiohb. 

With notes in English by Scheie de Vere, Professor of 
Modern Languages at the University of Virginia. 78 pp., 25c. 

No. 12.— VENT D'OUEST, 20 pages, ) By E, d'Hervillt. 

LA SOUPIERE. 18 pages, ) 1 vol 25c. 

No. 3.— LA GRAMMAIRE. By E. Labiohb. With notes in 
English by Scheie be Vere, Professor of Modem 
Languages at the University of Virginia. 43 pages 25c. 



4 French Puhlicationa of William R, JenMns, 

No. 4.— LE GENTILHOMME PAUVKE. By Dumanoir and 
Lafargue. With English notes by Oasimir Zdanowicz, 
late Professor of Modern Languages, at the Vanderbilt 
University. 82 pages 25c, 

No. 5.— LA PLUIE ET LE BEAU TEMPS,*) 

By Leon GoziiAN. L/ik r^o^^Ne ok/» 

AUTOUR D'UN BERCEAU, ^ 40 pages .. jdc. 

By E. Legouve. J 

No. 6. — LA F:fiE, 43 pages. By Octave FEUiiiiiET 25c. 

No. 7.— BEBTRAND ET RATON. By E. Scribe. 108 pp., 25c, 

No. 8.— LAPERLENOIRE. By Victorien Sardou . 72pp„25c. 

No. 9.— LES DEUX SOURDS. By Jules Moinaux. 37 pp., 25c. 

No. 10.— LE MAITRE DE FORGES. By Georges Ohnet. 
With English notes by Prof. 0. Fontaine, B.L„L.D., 
Director of French in Washington's High Schools, 
112 pages .25c. 

No. 11.— LE TESTAMENT DE CESAR GIRODOT. By 
Adolphe Belot and E. VilijEtard, with English notes 
by Prof. Geo. Oastegnier. 98 pages 25c. 

No. 12.— LE GENDRE DE M. POIRIER. By IJmilb 
Augier and Jules Sandeau, with English notes by F. 0. 
DE SuMiCHRAST, Assistant Professor in French at 
Harvard University. Ill pages , . .25o. 

No. 13.— LE MONDE OU L'ON S'ENNUIE. By ]^.douarp 
PAiiiiiERON, with English Notes by Prof. Alfred Henne- 
quin, of the University of Michigan. 124 pages 25c. 

No. 14.— LA LETTRE CHARGfiE. By E. Labiche; with 
Annotations, by Prof. V. F. Bernard. 23 pages 25c. 

No. 15.— LA FILLE DE ROLAND. By Henri de Bornier. 
96 pages 25c. 

No. 16.— HERNANI. By Victor Hugo, with English notes 
by Gustave Masson. 151 pages 25c. 

No» 17.— MINE ET CONTRE-MINE. By Prof. A. Guillet, 
with English notes by the Author. 97 pages 25c. 

No, 18.— L* AMI FRITZ, with English notes, by Prof. A. 
Hbnnequin, of the University of Michigan. 96 pages. .25c. 

No. 19.— KHONNEUR ET L» ARGENT. By F. Ponsard, 
with English notes by F. 0. de Sumichrast, Assistant 
Professor in French at Harvard University . 135 pages, 25c. 

No. 20.— LA DUOHESSE 00UTURI£RE, by Mme. E. 
VAiiiiiANT Goodman, adapted especially for the use of 
young ladies' schools and seminaries 25c. 



French PuhlicaUons of William R. Jenkins. 5 

The third series comprises some of the very best short stories, 
nouvelles of French authors. They are very prettily printed, 
of convenient size, and are issued under the title of 

CONTES CHOISIS, 

and are published at the uniform price of 

Paper, 25 cents; Cloth, 40 cents each. 

No. l.—LA MERE DE LA MARQUISE. By Edmond 
About. A most delightful and amusing story. With 
explanatory notes in English by 0. Fontaine, B.L.,L.D., 
Director of French in Washington's High Schools. 
135 pages. 

No. 2.— LE SIEGE DE BERLIN ET AUTRES CONTES. 
By AiiPHONSE Daudet. Comprising six of this brilliant 
author's charming short stories. With explanatory 
notes in English by Prof. E. Rigal, B.-es S. ; B.-es L. 
73 pages. 

No. 3.— UN MARIAGE D'AMOUR. By LUDOVio Halevy. 
A delightful little love romance, pure, bright and deli- 
cious. 73 pages. 

No. 4.— LA MARE AU DIABLE. By Geokge Sand. 
A charming idyl of French country life. With explana- 
tory notes in English by C. L. Fontaine, B.L.,,L.D., 
Director of French in Washington's High Schools. 
142 pages. 

No. 5.— PEPPING, by L. D. Ventuka, is a story of Italian 
Life in New York, written by a well-known professor of 
languages. 65 pages. 

No. 6.— IDYLL ES, by Mme. Heney GbeviiiIjE, contains six 
stories, full of sentiment and poetry, and in this 
delightful author's most elegant style. 110 pages. 

No. 7.— CARINE. By Louis ifiNAULT. An entertaining love 
story, of which the scene is laid in Sweden. 181 pages. 

N0.8.— LES FIANCES DE GRINEERWALD. By Erck- 

mann-Chatrian. Containing, besides this amusing little 
romance, the characteristic one of ** Les Amoureux de 
Catherine." 104 pages. 

No. 9.— LES FRfiRES COLOMBE. By Georges db 
Petrebrune. One of the most exquisitely written stories 
of the series. With English notes by F. C, de Sumic- 
HRAST, Assistant Professor of French at Harvard 
University. 136 pages . 



6 French Puhlications of William JR. Jenkins. 

No. 10.— LE BUSTE. By Edmond About. An entertaining 
story of Parisian life, full of the author's bright humor, 
and in his well-known style. 160 pages. With English notes 
by Prof. Haeper of Princeton University. 

No. 11.— LA BELLE-NIVERNAISE. By Alphonse Dau- 
DET. A charming idyl of life on the Seine. With English 
notes by Prof. Geo. Oastegnier, B.-es S. ; B.-es L. 
Ill pages. 

No. 12.— LE CHIEN DU CAPITAINE. By Louis Enault. 
A delightfully humorous story, with a dog hero, — charm- 
ingly narrated. With English notes by F. C. de Sumi- 
CHRAST, Asst. Professor in French at Harvard University. 
158 pages. 

No. 13.— BOUM-BOUM. By Jules Claretie, with other 
exquisite little stories. With explanatory notes in 
English by 0. Fontaine, B.L., L.D. Director of French 
in Washington's High Schools. 104 pages. 

No. 14.— L'ATTELAGE DE LA MARQUISE, by LfON db 
TiNSEAU, and UNE DOT, by E. Legouve. With English 
Notes by F. C. de Sumichrast, Assistant Professor of 
French at Harvard University. Ill pages. 

No. 15.— DEUX ARTISTES EN VOYAGE, by Comte de 
Vervins, with two other stories. 

No. 16.— CONTES ET NOUVELLES, with a preface by 
A. Brisson, by Guy de Maupassant. 105 pages. 

No. 17.— LE CHANT DU CYGNE, by Geo. Ohnet. With 
explanatory notes in English by F. 0. de Sumichrast, 
Assistant Professor in French at Harvard University. 
91 pages. 

No. 18. -PEES DU BONHEUR, par Henri Ardel, with 
English notes, by E. Rigal, B.-es S.; B.-es L. 

THEATRE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. 

A series of original little plays suitable for class read- 
ing or school performance, written especially for children, by 
MM. Michaud and de Yilleroy. Printed' in excellent type, duo- 
decimo form. 

The list comprises 

No. 1.— LESDEUX:fiCOLIERS. 26 pages. By A. Laurent 

DE VlIiliEROY. 10C» 

No. 2.— LE ROI D'AMSRIQUE, 8 pages, By H. Michaud.IOc, 
" 3.— UNE AFFAIRE COMPLIQUfiE, 8 pages, " 10c. 

" 4.— LA SOMNAMBULE, 16 pages, ^ 

" 5.--STELLA, 16 pages h For Girls « lOCo. 

** 6.— UNE HEROINE, 16 pages .... ^ ^^ ^^^^® ^"^" 

" 7.— MA BONNE, 14 pages j 



French Publications of William R. Jenkins, 7 

MICHAUD (HENRI.) POJ&SIES DE QUATRE A HUIT 
VERS. A choice selection of simple French poetry, suit- 
able for little children to read and recite. 12mo, paper. .20c. 



CLASSiaUES FRANCAIS. 

Under this general title is issued a series of classical French 
works, carefully prepared with historical, descriptive and 
grammatical notes by competent authorities, which will be 
offered at a low price and in a very tasteful form. 

No. 1.— L'AYARE. Par Moliere. With elaborate annotations 
by ScHELE DE Vebe, Professor of Modem Languages 
at the University of Virginia. 105 pages . Paper, 25c. 
Cloth 40c. 

No. 2.— LE CID. Par Corneille. Annotated by Prof. Scheuc 
DE Vere. 87 pages. Paper, 25c. Cloth 40c. 

No. 3.— LE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME. Par Moliere. 
Annotated by Prof. Schele de Veee. Paper, 25c. Cloth . 40c. 

No. 4. — HORACE, by Coeneille, with annotations in English 
by F. C. DE 8UMICHEAST, Assistant Professor in French 
at Harvard University. 70 pages. Paper, 25c. Cloth.. 40c. 

No. 5. — ANDROMAQUE, by Racine, with annotations in 
English by F. C. de Sxtmicheast, Assistant Professor 
in French at Harvard University. 72 pages. Paper, 25c, 
Cloth 40c. 

In JPreparaUon : 

ATHALIE. — LES PRECIEUSES RIDICULES. — 
LE BARRIER DE SEVILLE. 



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SIMPLES NOTIONS DE FRANQAIS, with 75 illustrations 
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LIVRE DES ENFANTS. Pour Vetude dufrangais. By PAtni 
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LE SECOND LIVRE DES ENFANTS. By Paul Beecy, B.L., 
L.D. A continuation of LIVRE DES ENFANTS, 
illustrated with over fifty pictures upon which the lessons 
are based. 12mo, cloth, 148 pages 75c. 



8 French Publicationa of William R. Jenkins* 

LA LANGUEFRANgAISE. lere partie. Me thode pratique 
pour Tetude de cette langue. By Paul Berot, B.L., 
L.D. 12mo, cloth, 292pages $1.25 

LA LANGUE FKAN^AISE. 2eme partie (for intermediate 
classes), varietes historiques et litteraires. By Pauii 
Bercy, B.L., L.D. 12mo, cloth, 276 pages $1.25 

LE FEANgAIS PEATIQUE. By PauIi Bekcy, B.L., L.D. 
This new book is written for special instruction of Ameri- 
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first book for every one wishing to make a thorough 
study of the French. 1 vol., 12mo, 191 pp., cloth.. . . .$1.00 

LECTUEES FACILES, POUE L'ETUDE DU FEANgAIS, 
arrangees and annotees, par Paul Bercy, B.L., L.D. 
Cloth. 256 pages $1.00 

ANTONYMES DE LA LANGUE FEANfAISE. Exercices 
Gradues pour classes intermediaires et superieures des 
Ecoles, Colleges et Universites. Par Prop. A. Muz- 
ZARELLi, A.M., Director of the N. Y. Sauveur School of 
Languages 

Livre de L'fileve. Cloth, 185 pages $1.00 

Livre du Maitre. Cloth, 185 pages $1 .50 

FIEST COUESE IN FEENCH CONVEESATION. By Prof. 
Charles P. Du Croquet, A manual for class or private 
use in acquiring a practical knowledge of conversational 
French. 12mo, cloth $1.00 

THE FEENCH YEEB. By Prof. ScHELE de Yere, Ph.D., 
LL.D,, of University of Yirginia. 1 vol,, 12mo, cloth, $1.00 

SYNTAXE PEATIQUE DE LA LANGUE FEAN^AISE POUR 
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cices, par B. Meras, Auteur de "L'J&tude Progressive de 
la Langue Fran9aise." 12mo, cloth, 206 pages $1.25 

LES POETES FEANgAIS DU XIX5me SIECLE, with bio- 
graphical and explanatory notes in English, by Prof. 0. 
Fontaine, B.L.,L.D., Director of French in Washington's 
High Schools. 12mo, cloth, 402 pages $1.25 

LES PEOSATEUES FEANgAIS DU XlXeme SIECLE, con- 
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with biographies and English explanatory notes by Prof. 
C. Fontaine, B.L.,L.D., Director of French in Washing- 
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LES HISTOEIENS FEANgAIS DU XIX^^ SIECLE, with 
English and historical notes by Prof. C. Fontaine, 
B.L., L.D., director of French in the High Schools of 
Washington. Cloth, 884 pages $1.25 



French Publications of William R. Jenkins, 9 

FABLES CHOISIES DE LA FONTAINE, with explanatory 
foot notes in English and a biography by Madame B. Beck 
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EXTEAITS GHOISIS DES (EUVBES DE FBANQOIS 
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GENRE DES NOMS. By Prof. V. F. Bernard. A complete 
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MANUEL DE LITTfiRATURE FRANgAISE. Compre- 
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2° des oeuvres ou morceaux choisis de chaque auteur, 
3° des notes explicatives, 4° un questionnaire detaille 
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K FRENCH GRAMMAR. By Prof. Chas. P. DuCboquet. 
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P. PERCY'S FRENCH READER, Contes et Nouvelles 
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CONTES DE BALZAC. Edited, with Introduction and 
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LE FRANgAIS PAR LA CONVERSATION. By Chas. P. 
Du Croquet. A very valuable book for beginners. 
Music. 12mo, cloth $1.00 

LA CONVERSATION DES ENFANTS. By Prof. Chas. 
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SHORT SELECTIONS FOR TRANSLATING ENGLISH 
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12mo, cloth 75c. 

LA TRADUCTION ORALE ET LA PRONONCIATION 
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F. Bernard, 12mo, boards 30c. 

PRELIMINARY FRENCH DRILL, by A Veteran, 12mo, 
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PROGRESSIVE FRENCH DRILL BOOK.— A.— This book 
gives the pupils the power to speak from the start, and 
as it embodies systematically the main principles of 
the language, it will easily accomplish all the work a 



10 French Publications of William R, Jenkins. 

grammar is supposed to do— and much more. The 
vocabulary {English and French) will be found to be 
quite extensive, and contains most of the works in com- 
mon use. 12mo, 118 pp., cloth 75c. 

B. — ** The purpose of this book is to faciUtate the mastery of 
the irregular verbs in all their tenses. The *' drill" is 
conducted by questions on everyday topics, which are 
to be answered in French. It is the outgrowth of 
practical experience in attempts to combine sound 
grammatical knowledge with actual living conversation, 
and it is admirably fitted to accomplish this result." 
— Boston Transcript. 
12mo. 82 pp., cloth.. 50c. 

FRENCH PEONUNCIATION. RULES AND PRACTICE 
FOR THE USE OF AMERICANS. 12mo, bds 50c . 

This short treatise offered to the students, is constructed 
above all on the lines of practical use. 

The book may be most advantageously used in connection 
with the earliest lessons in the language. Yet it is of perma- 
nent value to any student, as therein is found an answer to all 
questions that are usually asked on the subject of pronunciation. 

GENDER OF FRENCH NOUNS AT A GLANCE. Small 

Card 3x5 inches 10c. 

This card, showing at a glance the gender of most of the 
French Nouns, will prove very valuable to the students when 
writings, as it will save them trouble and much time lost in 
ooking up in the dictionary. 



IN rBErABATIOJSr. 

To be ready in October : 

THE FRENCH LANGUAGE, With or Without a Teacher, 
by Prof. A. Sardou. 

CARTE DE LECTURE FRANQAISE, pour les enfants 
Americains. A set of reading charts printed in very 
large type and profusely illustrated, to teach American 
children. 

VERBS. 

TRENCH VERBS AT A GLANCE. By Mabiot de Beau- 
voisiN. The readiest, simplest, most practical and cheap- 
est treatise on the French verbs, their grammatical con- 
struction, regular and idiomatic usage and conjugations. 
Exceedingly valuable in mastering the difficulties besetting 
students in French, in regard to the forms and conjuga- 
tions of the verb. Fifty thousand have been sold in 
England. 8vo, 61 pages 35c. 



Foreign Publications of William K, Jenkins, 11 

FRENCH VERBS. By Chas. P. DuCroquet. Concise, 
clear and thorough treatise for learning all French verbs 
in a few lessons 40c . 

BLANKS FOR THE CONJUGATION OF FRENCH 
VERBS. By Chas. P. DuCroquet. Put up in tablets 
of 75 sheets 30c. 

BLANKS FOR THE CONJUGATION OF LATIN VERBS. 
By Frank Drisler, A.M. Put up in tablets of 75 

sheets 20c . 

These blanks save more than half the time otherwise 
necessary in ivriting or in correcting verbs. They insure uni- 
formity in the class work and give the learner a clearer under- 
standing of what he is doing. 



DICTIONARIES. 

Following is a list of some of the best Dictionaries, which are 
always kept in stock in large quantities to supply the trade 
or schools. 

GERMA]Sr. 

CASSELL'S GERMAN-ENGLISH AND ENGLISH-GEKMAN 
DICTIONARY, new revised edition, large type, 12mo. 
Cloth $1.50 

FRENCH-ENGLISH & ENGLISH FRENCH DICTIONARIES. 

CASSELL'S FRENCH-ENGLISH AND ENGLISH-FRENCH 
DICTIONARY. 1 vol., crown, 8vo, cloth, 1152 pp $1.50 

SPIERS & SURENNE'S FRENCH-ENGLISH AND ENG- 
LISH-FRENCH PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY. 1 vol. 

4to, half-mor $5.00 

The same, abridged, school edition, crown, 8vo, half 
roan $1.50 

NUGENT'S FRENCH-ENGLISH AND ENGLISH -FRENCH 
PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY, 1 vol.,24mo, cloth.. ..$1.00 

FLEMING & TIBBINS. — Grand Dictionnaire Fran9ais- 

Anglais et Anglais-Fran9ais, 2 vols., 4to, half mor $22.00 

Each volume separately at half price . 

CLIFTON & GRIMAUX.— French-English and English- 
French Dictionary, 2 vols . , 8vo, half mor $9.60 

Each volume sold separately at half price. 



12 Foreign Publications of William R, Jenkins. 

SMITH, HAMILTON & LEGROS. 

French-English and English-French Dictionary, 

2 vols., half mor $6.50 

Each volume sold separately at 3 . 25 

N. B. — Having obtained the agency for this important dictionary^ 
we are able to supply the same at the above special 
price instead of $7.50. 



DICTIOira'AIIlES PRANQAIS. 

LITTKlfi . — Dictionnaire de la langue f rancaise, 4 vols . , 4to, 
et un supplement (in all 5 vols.), half mor $40 . OO 

LITTEfi & BEAUJEAN.— Abrege du dictionnaire de la 
langue fran9aise de E. Littre, avec un supplement d'his- 
toire et de geographic, 1 vol. , 8vo, half mor $5.00 

LITTRfi & BEAUJEAN.— Petit dictionnaire universel de la 
langue fran9aise, 1 vol., 18mo, bds $0.90 

LABOUSSE, PIEBBE.— Nouveau dictionnaire complet de la 
langue francaise, illustrated with 1500 wood cuts, 24mo, 
cloth 1 . 25 

DICTIONNAIBE DE L'ACADEMIE FKANOAISE, 2 vols., 
4to, half mor $13.80 

SUPPLJ&MENT au dictionnaire de I'Academie, containing 
words which are not to be found in the ''Dictionnaire 
de I'Academie," 1 vol., 4to, half mor $9.60 

BIBLIOTHEQUE CHOISIE 

Pour la Jeunesse. 



LES MALHEURS DE SOPHIE. 

PAR 

Mme. IjA Comtesse de Segur. 

This amusing story has long been familiar to French children 
and is not unknown even to American ones, especially to those 
reading French. In France it is a classic. Here, it has been 
used for years, by teachers requiring something light, amusing, 
and interesting for young children, and the publisher, in issuing 



French Publications of William R. Jenkins. 13 

an American reprint of it, trusts that it will find a wider 
clientele than ever, especially as the price is much lower than the 
Paris editions. 
12mo, illustrated, paper, 60c. ; cloth, 203 pages $1.00 



VICTOR HUGO'S WORKS. 



^^NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS" 

The handsomest and cheapest Edition to be had, with nearly 
^00 illustrations, by BiEiiEB, Mtrbach and Kossi. 2 volumes, 
12mo, Paper, $2.00, Cloth, $3.00, Half Calf, $6.00, the set 
This edition, while outwardly matching the other publications 
of Hugo in William R. Jenkins' edition, contains all the 
superb illustrations of the edition de liLxe, excepting those 
In color, so that it is the finest, as well as cheapest, popular 
edition of the work yet issued, and cannot fail of meeting 
with the favor of American readers of French. 

SPECIAL NOTICE. 

In order to realize on the great outlay necessitated in the 
preparation of this superbly illustrated work, the remainder of 
the edition de luxe will be offered at the following 

REDUCED PRICES: 

THE EDITION DE GEAND LUXE, only 100 of which was 
published at $20.00 for the two volumes, will be offered for 
$12.00. 

THE EDITION DE LUXE, of which four hundred num- 
bered and signed copies were published at $12.00 the set of two 
volumes, will be offered until further notice at $ 7.00 the set. 



*^LES MIS:§3RABLES/' 

This new and elegant edition of Victor Hugo's masterpiece is 
not only the handsomest but the cheapest edition of the work to 
be obtained in the original French, lbs publication ia America 



14 French Publications of William R. Jenkins, 

has been attended T^ith great care, and it is offered to all readers 
of French as the best library edition of the work to be obtained, 
the only Paris edition being large, cumbersome and costly, 
lere partie : Fantine, 458 pages ; 2eme partie : Cosette 416 pages ; 
3eme partie : Marius, 378 pages ; 4eme partie : Idylle rue Plumetf 
612 pages ; 5eme partie : Jean Valjean, 437 pages. 

* 5 Volumes, 12mo, Paper, - $4.50, 

**' '* ** Cloth, - 6.50, 

*« " «« Half-calf, 13.50. 

* For the convenience of classes, single volumes maybe obtained 
separately in paper at $l.oo, and cloth binding at $1.50. 

'' QUATREVINGT-TREIZE." 

One of the most graphic and powerful of Hugo's romances, 
and one quite suitable for class perusal. 12mo, paper, $1.00, 
cloth, $1.50, half calf, $3.00. 507 pages. 



"LES TRAVAILLEURS DE LA MER.'^ 

This celebrated work, which is one of the most notable 
examples of Victor Hugo's genius, is now ready, uniform in 
style with the above. 12mo, paper, $1.00, cloth, $1.50, half 
<5alf, $3.00. 

GERMAN. 

DES KINDES ERSTES BUOH. By Wilhelm Rippe. 
12mo., board 40c. 

Since the publication of the very successful first French book 
"Livre des Enfants," many demands have been received by the 
publisher for a work of similar character in German, and to 
meet these demands an adaptation into German of '*Livre des 
Enfants" was thought good, and decided upon. The method 
is divided into forty lessons, each consisting of a short 
vocabulary, and appropriate illustration, a reading lesson, and 
a few sentences to be memorized ; and as appendix are given a 
few simple rhymes suitable for the nursery. 

ITALIAN. 

NOVELLE ITALIANE. 

No. 1. ALBERTO, by E. DE Amicis. A charming 'story Jby 
the great Italian author-traveler, whose romances [are 



French Publications of William R. Jenkins. 15 

very little known on this side of the Atlantic. It^has 
the advantage of English notes by Prof. T. E. Comba. 
18mo, paper, 108 pages 35e. 

No. 2. UNA NOTTE BIZZABKA, by Antonio BARRiiii. 
An amusing little story, by one of the best contempora- 
neous Italian novelists, with English notes by Prof. T. E. 
Comba. ISmo, 84 pages 35o. 

No. 3. UN INCONTBO, by Edmondo de Amicis, and other 
Italian stories by noted writers, with English annota- 
tions by L. D. Ventura, Professor of Italian and French 
at the Amherst Summer School of Languages. 18mo, 
Paper, 104 pages 35c. 

N, 4. CAMILLA, by Edmondo db Amicis, with English 
notes by T. E. Comba. 18mo, paper 35c. 

No. 5. FORTEZZA, by Edmondo de Amicis, with English 
notes by T. E, Comba. ISmo, paper 35c. 



LINGUA ITALIANA, by T. E. Comba. A new practical 
and progressive method of learning Italian by the natural 
method — replete with notes and explanation, and with 
full tables of conjugations and lists of the irregular 
verbs. 12mo, cloth, 223 pages $1.50 

SPANISH. 

THEATBO ESPAS'OIi. 

No. 1. LA INDEPENDENCIA. By Don Manuel Breton 
DB LOS Herreros, with explanatory notes in English 
by Louis A. Loiseaux, Professor of Romance Languages 
at Columbia College. It is a bright modern comedy, 
excellently adapted for school readings. 12mo, paper, 35c» 

No. 2. PARTIR A TIEMPO. Comedia en un acto, por Don 
Mariano de Sarra, with English notes by Alex. W. 
Herdler, Instructor in Modern Languages at Princeton 
College. 
12mo, paper 35o* 



NOVELAS ESCOGIDAS. 

EL FINAL DE NORMA. By D. Pedro A. De Alarcon, 
de la Real Academia Espanola, profusely annotated 
by R. D. Cortina, A. M. 12mo, paper. 75o, 



1 French Publications of William R, Jmkins, 

CUENTOS SELECTOS. 

No. 1. EL PAJ^RO VERDE. By Juan Valera, with ex- 
planatory notes in English by Julio Rojas. 18mo, 
paper 35c. 

Spanish Catalogue of imported hooks sent on application. 



CHINESE. 

A CHINESE-ENGLISH and ENGLISH-CHINESE PHRASE 
BOOK, By T. L. Stedman and K. P. Lee. 1 vol. 12mo, 
boards ..$1.26 



LATIN. 

THE BEGINNER'S LATIN. By Professor W. MoDoweli. 

HAiiSEY, Ph.D. 

An elementary work in Latin, admirably adapted for beginners 

in the language, and the result of many years* teaching on the 

part of the author. 12mo, cloth $1.00 



GAMES. 

THE TABLE GAME. Part First. A French game to 
familiarize pupils with the names of ever^hing that is 
placed on the dining-room table. By Helens J. Roth. 
155 cards in a box '75c. 

FRENCH VERBS. Game of Loto for AuxiUary Verbs, by 
Prof. P. Le Perkier $1.35 



Full catalogue of French imported books and GENERAL 
SCHOOL BOOKS sent on application. Importation orders 
promptly filled at moderate prices. 



